HEALTHCARE DEPT.
Trump Wants Obamacare to Fail
This tweet of President Trump’s yesterday illustrates what a clueless dick he is when it comes to healthcare policy: As I have always said, let ObamaCare fail and then come together and do a great healthcare plan. Stay tuned! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2017 Let me quote the key part: …let ObamaCare… Read more
AMUSEMENT DEPT.
People Will Die!
I just stumbled on this recent video by Remy. Yeah. So much of this going on. Read more
LEGAL DEPT.
Free the Squawk!
Oh my God! They’re going after Squawk! It all started back in May, when Appellate Squawk (who somewhat disappointingly turns out not to be a bird with legal superpowers but a human female working for the New York Legal Aid Society) published a post poking mild fun at her office’s training about the importance of… Read more
FREE SPEECH DEPT.
The Perils of Restricting Hate Speech
A while back, the Los Angeles Times published an op-ed by Laura Beth Nielson arguing that there’s a case for restricting hate speech. As a sociologist and legal scholar, I struggle to explain the boundaries of free speech to undergraduates. Despite the 1st Amendment—I tell my students—local, state, and federal laws limit all kinds of… Read more
PERSONAL LIFE DEPT.
Some Friends Of Mine Are Having a Very Hard Time…
Some friends of mine are having a very hard time, and I just need to write about it. At about 4:30 on Wednesday, my cellphone goes off with an incoming call from my friend Leo. Leo never calls. We communicate by text message (encrypted, lately) and sometimes email, so I kind of figured something was… Read more
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