Fred Rodell and the End of the Supreme Court
Fred Rodell was poised to be the beginning of the end of the Supreme Court’s power and influence in American life
Monthly Archive: July 2022
From Reuters: Minneapolis ex-cop Chauvin gets 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s rights
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted last year of murdering George Floyd, was sentenced on Thursday to 21 years in prison on separate federal charges
From the San Francisco Chronicle: S.F.’s new D.A. is Brooke Jenkins, the prosecutor who left Chesa Boudin’s office and joined the recall
Mayor London Breed picked former prosecutor Brooke Jenkins to be San Francisco’s next district attorney following a historic recall that ousted Chesa Boudin from office two years into his term.
Boris Johnson Resigns: Watch It For Yourself
After a tumultuous tenure and an explosive few days of renewed controversy that saw a wave of resignations and flagging support, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned. Watch Boris Johnson’s resignation speech for...
A Catastrophe of Ignorance: Why Free Speech Cannot Embrace Vandalism
A true belief in freedom of speech must include condemnation of vandalism and violence and a commitment to counter bad speech with better speech.
Video Throughput: Armageddon
I’m doing a bumper video for you this week on the 1998 Michael Bay disaster flick “Armageddon”
Promulgating Opacity In The Manufacture of Perceptive Understanding
Poet Isabella Wang made some controversial comments about the Mandarin words she puts in her work (and the lack of translative footnotes)
From Reuters: U.S. funeral home owner who sold body parts pleads guilty to fraud
Prosecution seeks 12-15 year prison sentence
Meanwhile, In That Other Investigation Into Trump & 2020 Election
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis requested a grand jury, which is issuing subpoenas to some of Trump’s former circle of advisors.
Yes, That’s an Abortion: The Importance of Clarity and Statutory Precision
Like most things legal, it all comes down to the wording of the various state statutes, because the word “abortion” has different meanings, depending on who you ask.
Five Quintessentially American Recordings For Cranking Up on Independence Day
Is it too much to ask that perhaps we could do some swayin’ to records playin’ and forget our differences for this Independence Day?
Sunday Morning! “Modern Love” by Constance DeJong
A recovered Constance DeJong novel from late 70s NYC that overflows its banks and exhausts all possibilities without exhausting the reader like many experimental novels do.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Iratus Lord of the Dead
Are you tired of playing the good guy? Well, Iratus makes you the necromancer. (For free this week!)
Kaiju and The Problem of Evil: Sin, Suffering, & Imbalance and Tsuburaya’s Legacy
Conflicts and disasters in kaiju works from Tsuburaya happen when human beings start relating to the universe around us in ways that are contrary to God’s will.
West Virginia v EPA: Read It For Yourself
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the emissions reductions imposed by the EPA in the Clean Power Plan exceeded their authority.
