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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1995 )

• Audio of the Michael Brown Shooting Discovered

  From CNN: Attorney: New audio reveals pause in gunfire when Michael Brown was shot (CNN) -- Could a newly released audio provide more clues on what led... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Why Presser v. Illinois is the Progunner's Worst Nightmare.

  Of course, Scalia dismissed it in his exposition of mendacity called District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), but he also dismissed such pearls as:... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• William Rawle on the Second Amendment

  NOTE:   The right judicially created by the Heller-McDonald cases does not extend beyond the curtilage (boundaries of the home). I've been quoting William... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Touring Test?

  

  OK, this is a pun on the Turing Test for artificial intelligence named for Alan Turing (who was recently given a posthumous pardon by the queen). Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Eric Holder Ferguson Success ENRAGES Right

  

  now then [c.1970] I've been watching the response from the radical right to the events in Ferguson, Missouri, particularly since the visit Wednesday... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Meet Presser v. Illinois, 116 U.S. 252 (1886)

  I am amazed at how much the Second Amendment debate is held in ignorance: in particular, this case should be front and centre. Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Primary Election Perspective and Retro-spective

  

  From my view on Primary Tuesday as an elective judge, the predicted low turnout was more variable. The up-ballot races were not driving voter participation,... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Goodbye, Robin Williams

  On hearing that Robin Williams had committed suicide after battling deep depression, I was reminded of the words from Hamlet, Act I Scene 2, part of the famous... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Stewie Mills the Turd -- LYING Again About Nolan,SO Desperate to Win CD 8 Any Wa...

  

  ‘Friends of Stewart Mills’ sent out a mailer recently, calling Rick Nolan out of touch, illustrated by an automatic pistol hanging by a threat attached to the... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• 'Dangerous' Half-naked Flying Putto, with Sword Russian J...

  

  'Dangerous' half-naked flying Putto, with sword Russian Jet NOT violating U.S. airspace OH NOOOOOOOOH! It's a bird! It's a PLANE! It's a Russian JET...... It's ... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Friday Fun Day! And.... Ford Day?

  

  The world is full of serious, tragic events. Sometimes, no matter how important those events are, we need to take a breath, and step back for a moment, in... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Michele Bachmann, Tea Party Queen, Part of Another Scandal with a Charity for Ou...

  The above is from 2013; Bachmann has done more of these, including in 2011. Bachmann gave the famously odd 'Tea Party Express' response to the State of the Unio... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Today the Diocese of New Ulm, Where Now Archbishop Nienst...

  

  Today the diocese of New Ulm, where now Archbishop Nienstedt previously served, was forced in court to release THEIR list of sex-abusing priests. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Did Israel Create Hamas?

  I've heard it mentioned in a lot of places, but I haven't seen it backed up as much as I would like, but: The current fighting — a clash between Israel's... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• It's FRIDAY! Two Good Things This Week. The First Made Me Very, Very Proud. The...

  

  this brought me to tears - good tears! THIS is feminism, true and gracious feminism. First Lady Asks Leaders to Change Gender Attitudes WASHINGTON — Jul 31,... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Hiroshima, Mon Amour (Hiroshima, My Love)

  The title of this post is a reference to the famous 1959 French film of that title, which is about 'failed relationships'. I believe reviewing Hiroshima,... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Right to Keep and Bare Breasts! (or Open Carry Breasts)

  

  You wanted to see something else? It seems that the open carry crowd in Texas is upset at some women lawfully displaying their breasts in public. Somehow, it... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Best Thing All Week -- Happy Friday! Have a Laugh at Right Wing Nut Revisionist...

  The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Vladimr Putin

  MIGHT not be responsible for the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH70, but, assuming he armed those who committed this unspeakable, monstrous atrocity, he... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Not Only Was the Nazi Regime Pro-gun, They Were Also Pro-life.

  

  In Nazi Germany, the penalties for abortion were increased. In 1943, providing an abortion to an "Aryan" woman became a capital offense. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY