Archive for July 2013
Nanny Bloomberg smacked down again — by appeals court
Appeals court upholds ruling striking down NYC’s large soda ban New York’s nanny mayor takes another hit for overstepping his executive authority: New York City’s plan to ban large sugary drinks from restaurants and other eateries was an illegal overreach of executive power, a state appeals court ruled on Tuesday, upholding a lower court decision…
Read MoreIn case you have any doubt…
that young women in America are bat shit nuts…Poll: 78 Percent of Young Women Approve of Weiner If young women are this creepy I’m glad to be old. Hey, you airheads, he’s dropped to 4th place in the New York Mayor’s race. Even Hillary wants him to quit. If he’s lost Hillary…
Read MoreNew ad against John Morse
The recall election against John Morse the Bloomberg lackey is September 10th.
Read MoreIce Hockey arena to be built in Detroit at cost of $450 Million — George Will on Anthony Weiner
The city is going to put up the first $495 million. Story here. George Will on Anthony Weiner: “This is what New York liberalism coughs up?” “Animal neediness” Somerset Maugham in The Razor’s Edge: In my case sexual indulgence was always for pleasure, never need.
Read MoreThe ultimate test of whether red-light cameras are for safety or revenue
In California, Assembly Bill 612 which would add 1.0 second to the duration of the yellow lights at intersections equipped with red-light cameras. This approach has proven to be an extremely effective way to increase intersection safety, reducing accidents by as much as 40 percent. The bill passed the House and is under consideration in…
Read MoreDrink coffee so you won’t commit suicide
Coffee reduces suicide rate Drinking several cups of coffee daily appears to reduce the risk of suicide in men and women by about 50 percent, according to a new study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The study was published online July 2 in The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry. Can’t be wrong. I drink lots…
Read MoreChris Christie goes full RINO — Attacks Rand Paul for being “dangerously” libertarian — UPDATED
Chris Christie at the Republican governors’ event in Colorado: “I just want us to be really cautious, because this strain of libertarianism that’s going through both parties right now and making big headlines, I think, is a very dangerous thought. I think what we as a country have to decide is: Do we have amnesia?…
Read MoreThis day in history
On this day in 1948 President Harry S Truman signed an executive order de-segregating the U.S. Military. There had been Black fighting units since the Civil War but they were all Black units segregated from other units. The Tuskegee Airmen, for example. As late as 1963 when I first joined the Navy Blacks were not…
Read MoreThe “medical marijuana” charade
If you’re skeptical of the whole idea that smoking marijuana has medical benefits under any circumstances, if you believe as do I that marijuana has a high potential for abuse and no recognized medical purpose (if it did smoking it would not be the prescribed delivery system), it you’re suspicious that the proponents of medical…
Read MoreMichigan’s “Stand Your Ground” law is doing good work for Detroit’s future
Given the dysfunction of the Detroit police department, Detroit’s future will benefit from Michigan’s stand your ground law. This is a great column by Liz Peek at the Fiscal Times, which is a left leaning publication making it all the more remarkable to find such good sense in its pages. Ms. Peek says: Jay Z…
Read MoreFederal study confirms that fracking fluids do not migrate into groundwater
We already knew that. Even the Denver Post editorial board in now on board. Fracking nutbag eco-kooks will be driven crazy by this. Not one incident of fracking fluids in ground water has ever been found. It makes sense. It is technologically possible (easy in fact) to insure that fracking fluids do not get into…
Read MoreAncient Hebrew Militia Law
David Kopel is a national treasure and a local hero to all who love liberty. I’ll explain after some brief background. When I got out of law school in 1976 I needed to pass the Colorado Bar Exam, and that meant I needed to take the Bar Review Course. It was a bit more expensive…
Read More