It has been fascinating to watch the power of social media rapidly catalyze a latent disdain for the confederate battle flag as a byproduct of our outrage over the hate-filled, random murder of nine defenseless people. I say it’s interesting because I have long-believed that there are perfectly unemotional arguments against any official flying of these battle flags, even if ...
Dear Millennials: Once upon a time (in the 1970s), the actor you might know as Steve Martin was a rising star in stand-up comedy. One of his jokes began with the premise that he would tell you how to earn a million dollars and never pay taxes. The real laugh in the bit came when Martin would say, “Ok, first ...
With progress in almost anything, there are usually downsides. Manufacturing and power generation produce pollution; automobiles produce pollution and accidents; smart phones produce selfies. In some cases, it is only common sense (at least to many of us) to try to mitigate the negative results of an otherwise good thing through legal regimes because the owners of industry don’t have a ...
I’ve said it several times, but it is still astonishing to watch Americans use social media to air their fears about agencies like the NSA while ignoring the fact that it’s the social media company itself watching us more intimately than any government agency ever will. In a recent editorial for Newsweek, Senator Whitehouse (D-RI) calls attention to the fact ...
