Eddie Van Halen, Melting-Pot Virtuoso
Eddie Van Halen, the most important rock guitarist of the past 45 years, died of cancer this morning at age 65. Van Halen reinvented what the electric guitar could sound …
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Indictment Netflix Under Texas Child Pornography Law Probably Won’t Go Anywhere
Netflix has apparently been indicted in Texas (see below) under the Texas child exploitation statute, based on the alleged “depict[ion of] the lewd exhibition of the genitals or pubic area …
Is the FDA Too Cautious in Its Approach for Approving COVID-19 Vaccines?
“The vaccines are coming momentarily,” asserted President Donald Trump in his post-hospitalization video yesterday. The same day the White House reportedly first blocked and then scrambled to approve under pressure the Food …
Trump Tweets ‘Repeal Section 230,’ Something He Couldn’t Do if Section 230 Were Repealed
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump tweeted “REPEAL SECTION 230!!!” The three exclamation points underscore his enthusiasm for undoing the federal statute that protects social media companies from liability for user-generated …
John McAfee Arrested in Spain, Indicted on U.S. Tax Charges
Former Libertarian Party (L.P.) presidential hopeful, antivirus software pioneer, and international man of mystery John McAfee has been arrested in Spain while trying to board a flight to Istanbul and …
Fall Premiere Season Ends in a Bored Whimper with Devils
Devils. The CW. Wednesday, October 7, 8 p.m. Here are some things to know about Devils, The CW’s new imported drama. First, this is not McDreamy’s return to American television. Patrick …
Trump Is Losing Old People to Biden in Battleground States
A new poll shows President Donald Trump trailing Democratic nominee Joe Biden by 30 points among older voters in Michigan. If the trend holds in other battleground states—and recent numbers suggest …
Today in Supreme Court History
I have now posted 366 installments of “Today in Supreme Court History,” one for each day of the past year (including February 29). Finding something SCOTUS-related for every day of …
Trump’s Student Visa Disaster
There are 1.2 million foreign students in the United States, enrolled in 5,300 American colleges and universities. Most come to America on nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 visas that require them …
Brickbat: It’s Never Temporary
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, responsible for regional transportation planning and financing in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, has voted to make permanent telecommuting practices adopted to reduce the spread of …