Over at Addicting Info (a.k.a. Buzzfeed for liberal politics) Justin Rosario is trying to portray the Supreme Court's recent decision striking down so-called "buffer zones" around abortion clinics as a case of giving special free-speech rights to rich people: It seems that while your regular woman on the street has no way to keep religious fanatics from harassing them while … [Read more...] about Buffer Zones and Free Speech Zones
The United States of Paranoia – Review
The nice folks at the Reason Foundation sent me a free review copy of Jesse Walker's The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory all the way back in September of last year. At the time I was churning through my close reading of Radley Balko's Warrior Cop, so it took me a month or so to get around to reading Walker's book. And after reading it, I really didn't have much … [Read more...] about The United States of Paranoia – Review
2013 Road Trip Report – Part 3: Connecticut
Time for Part 3 of my rambling road trip report from last summer. Part 1 ended in Toledo, Ohio and Part 2 ended in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.I got up the next morning and took advantage of the complimentary breakfast before heading out on the road. There was some decent weather, so I pulled off the road to setup the GoPro again. This time I wedged it in place in the … [Read more...] about 2013 Road Trip Report – Part 3: Connecticut
Fourth Annual Windypundit Coastal Dash: This Time It’s Backwards
For the fourth year in a row, I'll be making a road trip to the east coast. This time, however, I'll be going in the opposite direction from my usual pattern: I'll be heading down into Kentucky on the way out before going up to Avalon, New Jersey for a few days at the shore.As usual, it would be great to meet up with some of you along the way. So far I've managed to visit … [Read more...] about Fourth Annual Windypundit Coastal Dash: This Time It’s Backwards
2013 Road Trip Report – Part 2: The Zen of Driving
Time for Part 2 of my rambling road trip report from last summer. Part 1 ended with me going to sleep outside Toledo. The next morning I woke up and hit the road: Interstate 80 eastbound. This was to be my longest drive of the trip, just over 450 miles to Scranton, Pennsylvania. With a reasonable number of stops for a break along the way, it's not exactly grueling.At the … [Read more...] about 2013 Road Trip Report – Part 2: The Zen of Driving