Brickbat: School Days
The West Virginia attorney general’s office has filed a civil lawsuit against the Berkeley County Board of Education, two administrators, two aides, and a teacher, claiming the teacher and aides …
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California Might Resurrect Redevelopment Agencies That Were Wasteful Exercises in Corporate Welfare
It’s time for your weekend trivia contest. Name one government agency that went out of business. It’s pretty tough without using Google. The Board of Tea Appeals, which mediated disputes from tea importers …
Reviews: Don’t Let Go and The Fanatics
Don’t Let Go is a characteristically tight, tense Blumhouse thriller that gets considerable mileage out of its modest budget, clever premise, and likeable cast (David Oyelowo, Mykelti Williamson, Brian Tyree …
Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Economic Patriotism’ Doubles Down on Bad Policy
Perhaps the only person who dislikes foreigners and free trade more than the economic ignoramus who occupies the White House is another economic ignoramus who wants to occupy the White …
Federal Health Agency Engages in Baseless Scaremongering by Linking ‘Severe Lung Illness’ to ‘E-Cigarette Aerosol’
What happens when public health officials tell people to be on the lookout for respiratory conditions that might be related to “vaping”? They get a lot more cases, less clarity …
Report: James Comey Broke FBI Rules By Leaking Trump Memos, But He Didn’t Reveal Classified Info to the Press
Former FBI Director James Comey broke FBI rules and improperly shared classified information with his attorneys in his efforts to keep track of—and alert the public about—President Donald Trump’s alleged …
Free Speech Defenders Warn Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez That She Is Violating the Constitution by Blocking Critics on Twitter
On the same day last month that a federal appeals court ruled that Donald Trump’s blocking of irksome critics on Twitter violated the First Amendment, former New York state legislator …
“A Narrative Summary Describing How the … Taxpayer … Shares California’s Values with Regard to Women’s Reproductive Rights”
Jon Healey, L.A. Times Deputy Editorial Page Editor, flags this today: The bill … would offer an additional $50 million in tax credits to film and TV producers who locate …
TSA Bans Coke Bottles That Resemble Fictional Star Wars Explosives
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has banned passengers from bringing special bottles of Coca-Cola sold at Disney theme parks onto planes because the containers resemble the fictional “thermal detonator” devices …
Feds Kick Incoming Harvard Freshman Out of the Country Because of His Friend’s Social Media Posts
Ismail Ajjawi flew to the U.S. from his native Lebanon last week. He had gained admission to Harvard University, and was excited to begin classes. When he arrived at Logan …