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What to do? What to say?
by Jay Marshall Wolman Now that Marc is off Popehatting, the rest of you can now chime in on what you’d like to see more of in this space. Marc
Randazza is Hatted
Yes, some of you guessed it, I joined PopeHat. Let the conspiracy theories fly!!!
Things are going to change around here
If you are a regular reader, you know that I have neglected the blog, for the most part, for some time. I’m just busy with other shit. Dad, husband, working…
Psalm 107:23-31
I’m not a religious man by any definition of the term, but I’ve always had a place in my heart for Psalm 107:23-31, especially at times like this.
Merry Christmas, South Carolina
South Carolina representative Chris Corley has sent a heartwarming Christmas card to his colleagues urging them to repent for their sins. Specifically, for voting to remove the Confederate flag from the
The Seventh Amendment Calculator
by Jay Marshall Wolman There is an interesting financial quirk in the Bill of Rights. The Seventh Amendment states: In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall
The Man in the High Castle in Albany and The First Amendment
The Man in the High Castle is a piece of alternative history fiction. It imagines an alternate future in which fascist forces won World War II. The Nazis occupy the
My Precious Erdogan
Bilgin Ciftci is a Turkish Blogger who posted a meme of Gollum (from Lord of the Rings) comparing Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to the fictional character. He stands accused of
Patriots Bitchcast
I don’t care if you’re a sports fan, Pats fan, or neither… this is fucking genius. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcassBXCkZc]
The Hasmoneans Lost
by Jay M. Wolman Next Sunday night, December 6, marks the beginning of Chanukkah. The tl;dr version of the story is that Judah Maccabee and his brothers beat back
More on Nury Martinez' Surveillance State
This weekend I wrote about how LA Councilwoman Nury Martinez wants to use, promote, and expand the surveillance state – all in the name of discouraging prostitution. (post here) If
Ivy League Protests Mean Black Lives Won't Matter
Martin Luther King knew that institutional racism was about “them” fucking “us” over, but making sure that “we” split into at least two fragments — fragments that don’t get along
I might have to apologize to the Saudi justice system
I wrote a somewhat vituperative screed (who me???) about the Saudi justice system a few days ago. And now, perhaps just to spite me (heh), they’re considering pardoning a blogger
Ask Syrian Refugees About Male Privilege
The newly politically correct Canadian government, citing security, will not allow single Syrian men into the country. Single women are ok though. Because now even the left is using “terrorism”
Whoever keeps company with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.
I’m not going Christian on you. But, looking at the leading nations when it comes to executions, that verse resonated with me.
