Regular readers may know that I bought a house back in June and moved out to the suburbs, where we're still getting used to a new way of living. Our condo needed a bit of work before we could sell it, but we finally got it ready and on the market in September, and we closed on the sale last month.That brings me to a disturbing question: Since Chicago is "the windy city" and … [Read more...] about Whither Windypundit?
Embrace the Genocide!
I have no idea what Drexel University associate professor George Ciccariello-Maher meant when he tweeted this:And, really, like Robby Soave at Reason, I didn't much care what he meant. A college professor who teaches "Radical Studies" said something crazy? That's about as dog-bites-man as it gets. I thought we should all just point and laugh and move on.But … [Read more...] about Embrace the Genocide!
The Mythical California Problem
Now that we've had a second recent election in which the candidate who won the popular vote ended up losing the electoral vote, lots of people are talking about getting rid of the Electoral College. My gut feeling is that it would be a good idea, because it seems like an unnecessary complication that violates the one person, one vote principle, but I'm willing to be persuaded. … [Read more...] about The Mythical California Problem
What Are the Magic Words?
Over at Simple Justice, Scott Greenfield is lamenting the fact that courts are requiring criminal suspects to leap ever higher obstacles to invoke their rights when being questioned by police. Roland didn’t invoke when he said, “I ain’t signing shit without my attorney”? To successfully invoke the right to counsel, the suspect’s desire to have an attorney present during his … [Read more...] about What Are the Magic Words?
Blowing Snow
Today I am a man suburbanite. We had a few inches of snow overnight, and this morning I got out the snowblower and cleared the driveway. I also did the sidewalk out front, the walkways to all the doors, and the patio in the back yard.I know that seems like no big deal to many of you, but I've never used a snowblower in my life. The last time I lived in a place where I had … [Read more...] about Blowing Snow