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Short, cool video on black holes
By J. DeVoy [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYKyt3C0oT4&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Around age four, I had great anxiety about black holes and their ability to destroy the planet. Some parents have to convince their children that they
Who will look after the dog when God comes for us?
There are an estimated 20-40 million cult members whose beliefs have come into conflict with their love of their pets. This cult is commonly known as “christianity.” Some cult members
Quick, someone reanimate Ayn Rand!
By J. DeVoy In a delightful smackdown of self-righteous and ignorant Americans who think they have a “right” to everything, including not being inconvenienced, American and Continental airlines will cancel
Florida proposes tax credit only for "traditional values"
By J. DeVoy Florida’s Republican representatives have added a provision in a $75 million bill, intended to attract entertainment business to the state, which would deny a tax credit to
There is apparently only one Lindsay
Lindsay Lohan has filed suit against eTrade for using the name “Lindsay” in its Superbowl ad. (source) Apparently, Lohan’s position is that eTrade used the name “Lindsay” to trade off
Is Porn good or bad for society?
Kate Harding doesn’t care. She doesn’t want to take it away, even if it is bad. She does, however, demand evidence for any claims to the contrary. (source)
Don't shave your pubes and drive
Don’t shave your pubes while driving. Megan Mariah Barnes, 37, learned this lesson the hard way. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a two-vehicle crash Tuesday at Mile Marker 21 on
Westboro Baptist Church gets its day in front of the Supreme Court
Cert. granted in Snyder v. Phelps. Regular readers already know that I reluctantly side with Westboro on this one.
Has anyone seen Bill Ogletree's coat?
If you’ve seen it, please contact me so that we can arrange to have it delivered to him. That way we can help Continental Airlines, the City of Houston, and
A Blogospheric Get Well Card
Many of you may be familiar with Professor Michael Froomkin of the University of Miami. Apparently he needed emergency open-heart surgery, but is recovering well. Agree with him or not
ANTI SLAPP MONTH: My SLAPP experience
By J. DeVoy Although SLAPP suits are uncommon events, they influence real-world, extradjudicial interactions between different entities – especially in disputes. Groups and individuals can leverage tacit threats, insinuations and
Sunstein calls for "cognitive infiltration" of dissident groups
Cass Sunstein, drunk with his little thimbleful of power he got by being given a job in the Obama administration is really letting his statist colors show through. Sunstein takes
ANTI SLAPP MONTH: More on the Citizen Participation Act
By J. DeVoy The Public Participation Project (PPP) weighs in on the importance of the Citizen Participation Act, which Marc previously discussed. In the midst of an ongoing war in Afghanistan
Awesomeness — OK Go – This Too Shall Pass
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w] H/T: Immigrant Song
Volokh on Reason.TV
If I were president, hands down, this cat would be my first choice if a Supreme Court seat opened up. I don’t agree with him on all issues (far from
"Vajazzle" is exactly what it sounds like
By J. DeVoy Ferdinand Bardamu of In Mala Fide is launching an internet campaign to lay claim on a new word: Vajazzle. Vajazzle və-ˈja-zəl (verb): the process of adorning a vagina
ANTI SLAPP MONTH: Blogger gets SLAPPed for passing on government warnings
By J. DeVoy At Elliott.org, the story of a travel insurance company’s SLAPP suit against the blog’s writer, Christopher Elliott, rises from the murk and into daylight. In March of
ANTI SLAPP MONTH: Write your Congressman NOW in support of Federal Anti-SLAPP legisation
By J. DeVoy As Marc noted, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) has introduced The Citizen Participation Act, the first Federal anti-SLAPP legislation, to Congress. Like any bill, this one needs your
Federal Anti-SLAPP Legislation Introduced — Hail Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Congressman Steve Cohen, D-TN is our First Amendment Bad Ass of the week. Mr. Cohen introduced The Citizen Participation Act, a federal anti-slapp bill. The bill describes its purpose as
