First, Ukraine has more than enough problems of its own to deal with. Obviously. Ukraine needs all the drones and drone-warfare experts it has just to keep Russia’s troops occupied. And yes, the U.S did help Ukraine with that invasion,…
You Should Read This: You don’t have to if you don’t want to.
I’ve mentioned Rusty Foster’s Today in Tabs newsletter here before. It’s quite good. In yesterday’s post there, Rusty linked to a piece called “You don’t have to if you don’t want to.” by Scott Smitelli. You should read that. It’s…
Involuntary Soldiertude: It’s Getting Drafty In The White House
To the surprise of absolutely no one who’s paid attention to the news ever, the current regime is talking about reinstituting the draft to supply soldiers for their war in Iran. Yeah, really. No, really: To which Marjorie Taylor Greene,…
Defund All Of It: DHS/ICE Is Bad, But It All Needs Stopping
The Democrats have already missed the last chance they’ll have till Fall to rein in almost all of the coup’s excesses by refusing to fund them. Way to go there, folks. But Trump, damn his name is queuing (and couping)…
Nanny Statists: Authoritarians From Both Sides Love A Good Moral Panic
Today, I’m continuing the disgust for CA AB1043; previous revulsion is: There’s just so much bad about it. CA AB1043 is not just dumb, it’s also dangerous. Firstly, and most importantly, because its only goal is to prevent a part…
Complying With Stupid: More On CA AB1043
A boy may not be, but legislators sometimes are that stupid. And everyone involved with CA AB1043 was. Yesterday in Complying With Stupid: CA AB1043 Is A Bad Law I wrote about a California law from last year that we…
Complying With Stupid: CA AB1043 Is A Bad Law
Age verification laws are, in general, bad. Most things motivated by “will someone think of the children”-style moral panics are bad. They’re usually poorly thought-out, often by people with no knowledge or expertise in the subject and generally amount to…
The Business Presidency: Move Fast, Break Laws
The movement that’s been calling for a “business presidency” is fundamentally an autocratic movement. Because businesses are autocracies. OK, they don’t have to be. I’ve been involved with democratic businesses; that’s what cooperatives are, after all. But the norm for…
Bad Politics: Welcome To The Jungle Primary
I mentioned California’s “jungle primary” a few weeks ago. It’s kinda stupid. And corrupt. Instead of each party holding its own primary election, with the winners of each party’s primary then competing in the general election, in California’s system all…
AIpocalypse: Generative AI Cannot Be Reliable
This has been a slow week for writing here because it’s been a demanding week at the day job. These things happen. Oddly, it’s been a banner week for reader traffic here even with fewer new posts than I normally…