Brickbat: It Was There the Last Time I Looked
The Massachusetts State Police says it can’t locate most departmental emails sent before 2018, and that may put into jeopardy payroll fraud and larceny charges against a former trooper. An …
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Wealth Taxes Make Us Poorer
Politicians are renowned for their shortsightedness. During the post-war period, for example, Republicans have very publicly opposed most tax increases. I like small government, so I’m good with that. Where …
Mariska Hargitay Is Wrong About the Rape Kit Backlog
In 2016, then–Vice President Joe Biden appeared on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. He was there to talk about the “rape kit backlog,” the untested rape kits languishing indefinitely …
Democratic Convention: The Dems Want to Stop Gun Violence, But They Can’t Say How
The Democratic Party led off tonight’s installment of its national convention with a video lamenting the scourge of gun violence. It is a problem that has been rising this year, …
Trump on QAnon Conspiracy Theorists: ‘They Like Me Very Much, Which I Appreciate’
At a press conference today, Donald Trump was asked about the QAnon, a loose assortment of conspiracy theorists who think the president is waging a secret war against an international …
“The Information [U.S. Customs & Border Protection] Wants to Seal … [Is] Not Secret Anymore”
From Dousa v. U.S. DHS, handed down yesterday by Judge Larry Alan Burns (S.D. Cal.): “Access to public proceedings and records is an indispensable predicate to free expression about the …
Government’s Seeking to Force Landlord to Evict You Because of Your Threatened Lawsuit Against Police
From Jennifer B. v. Trafford Borough, decided yesterday by Judge Mark R. Hornak (W.D. Pa.); note that this simply holds that such behavior would be unconstitutional as a matter of …
Debra Soh: The End of Gender
In a world where Facebook recognizes more than 70 sexual identities, are we really witnessing what author Debra Soh calls The End of Gender? The Toronto-based sex researcher’s new book …
Cop Who Allegedly Kneed a Subdued Suspect in the Eye ’20 to 30 Times’ Gets Qualified Immunity
A police officer who allegedly kneed a suspect 20 to 30 times in the eye after the man had been restrained is entitled to qualified immunity and thus cannot be …
School Reopenings Linked to Union Influence and Politics, Not Safety
School closures have affected over 55 million K–12 students in the U.S. since March as the nation deals with the coronavirus pandemic. Although numerous private schools and day care centers …