My sometimes co-blogger Ken and I often discuss the whole evolution-v.s.-creationism issue, and I've tried a few times to explain to him why I don't write about it much here. I occasionally discuss or speculate about some basic evolutionary science, and I've slammed some really idiotic creationist nonsense, but I just don't want to get into a debate about it.I got to … [Read more...] about Why I Don’t Debate Evolution
We Talk to Cops All the Time…
Over at Popehat, Ken White has another of his posts explaining that the most important thing you can do when talking with cops is to stop: One of the most consistent messages I offer here is about interactions with law enforcement, and can be expressed in two words — shut up — although "oh you dumb son of a bitch will you for the love of God shut up" might capture the flavor … [Read more...] about We Talk to Cops All the Time…
Chicago PD, “Stepping Stone” — Not Loving Voight
When I saw that NBC was preparing to launch a weekly scripted drama called Chicago PD, I figured I'd have to blog about it. Aside from taking place in my home city, it also seemed from the advertising to be yet another show about a cop-who-breaks-all-the-rules-to-get-justice, and as a civil libertarian who agrees with pretty much everything Radley Balko has to say about the … [Read more...] about Chicago PD, “Stepping Stone” — Not Loving Voight
Scattershot 2014-01-10
Random shots around the web:Radley Balko now has a home at the Washington Post. Interestingly, he's billed as an "Opinion Blogger" rather than an "Opinion Writer" like the columnists featured at the top of the Opinions page. (In fact, he doesn't appear anywhere on that page as I write this.) Radley plays it like an old-school blogger too: He starts with an Introduction … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2014-01-10
Plenty of Blame to Go Around for the National Debt
I spotted this awful meme image on Facebook, from the Being Liberal page:Aside from the poor grammar and gratuitous attention-getting reference to 9/11, its implications about the history of our national debt are just plain wrong. On 9/11 we were attacked. Immediately after military expenditures doubled. Do you recall the Bush administration seeking added taxes or … [Read more...] about Plenty of Blame to Go Around for the National Debt