This was an excellent pilot. It’s smart. It’s funny. It’s sexy. A successful blend of comedy and action, it grabs you very early on with some pretty cool action sequences. Chuck is a highly intelligent but underachieving employee at a Best Buy-type of store. He gets an email from an old college roommate who is now a spy. Chuck opens the email and is barraged with images … [Read more...] about Chuck – An Early Review
Examining the Federal in the Federation
Ilya Somin is thinking way too much about Star Trek's United Federation of Planets: I would suggest that it is only Earth that is socialistic, while the other member worlds have free market systems or mixed economies. The human-dominated Star Fleet military is the only Federation military force, and is tasked with collecting tribute from the nonhuman planets for redistribution … [Read more...] about Examining the Federal in the Federation
“If You Like Pina Coladas…”
Without the happy ending. (Hat tip: Balko) … [Read more...] about “If You Like Pina Coladas…”
How Business Is Done In Illinois
This has the ring of truth. … [Read more...] about How Business Is Done In Illinois
Who Benefits From Janet Jackson’s Bare Breast?
The Illinois Review has a post by David E. Smith of the Illinois Family Institute about CBS's appeal of the fine they paid to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for televising Janet Jackson's bare breast during their 2004 Super Bowl coverage. While the government cannot regulate speech, they can prohibit indecent broadcast content on the public airwaves. The case of … [Read more...] about Who Benefits From Janet Jackson’s Bare Breast?