Kip Esquire has all the details from a New York Times article about changes in the 10021 zip code written by Sam Roberts, who warns us that "ZIP codes may not have the cachet they once did." Roberts recounts a few reactions: “The truth is, there are some people whose whole identity is their ZIP code,” said Michele Kleier, the president of the real estate brokerage Gumley … [Read more...] about Zip Code Snobbery?
One Obvious Choice for Attorney General
It's beginning to look like Alberto Gonzales—our torture-loving, porn-hating, civil-rights-destroying, due-process-ignoring, medical-marijuana-prosecuting Attorney General—is on his way out the door. Soon, President Bush will have to try to find a replacement. There is only one logical choice. Ken Lammers has been a criminal lawyer in Virginia for several years … [Read more...] about One Obvious Choice for Attorney General
Real Quote Of the Day
Pete Guither posts an article entitled "Quote of the day" in which he cites Bill Maher: I mail myself a copy of the Constitution every morning just on the hope that [the government] will open it and see what it says. That's a pretty good line. However, a few posts later, Pete is discussing an editorial which derides our nation's wasteful anti-drug efforts in Columbia only to … [Read more...] about Real Quote Of the Day
Flex Your Rights Quiz
Think you know your rights during a police encounter? Then the folks at Flex Your Rights would like you to take this quiz. I scored a perfect 8 out of 8. How well do you do? … [Read more...] about Flex Your Rights Quiz
Sam Adams Alliance on International Plaza
I've been a little too busy to blog much about eminent domain issues, so take a look at what the Sam Adams Alliance has to say about International Plaza. In July of 2002, the Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois handed down a bogus “blighted” designation to the International Plaza, a local shopping center, in order to bulldoze it and put up a Super Target store. This move … [Read more...] about Sam Adams Alliance on International Plaza