One of the most infamous politically incorrect jokes of all time, more so in the light of the #metoo and #timesup movement, is the late Sam Kinison’s reflection on domestic violence. “I don’t condone wife beating, but I understand it.” I think of Kinison often, especially when I catch myself making a similar observation … Read more
Breaking News, Saturday Morning, March 3, 2018: Canada “flabbergasted’ by Trump’s tariff proposal (Washington Post) Trump’s Tariffs Stoke Fears That Trade War Will “Kill” U.S. Jobs (New York Times) Trump risks more than a trade war by targeting China (CNN.com) EU Threatens Iconic U.S. Brands After Trump Opens Door to Trade War (Bloomberg.com) Stick with … Read more
Yesterday, my congressman John Rutherford (R-Jacksonville, FL) attended Donald Trump’s bi-partisan roundtable on stemming gun violence in the United States. The following is a transcript of his dialogue with Trump. Rutherford: Know this, and you (Trump) said it, all of that (referring to other measures such as background checks) can break down and someone … Read more
Despite its numerous flaws, one of the more believable accounts in Michael Wolff’s chronicle of the Trump campaign and presidency, Fire and Fury, is the reaction by both Donald and Melania as the returns started to point to a Republican victory. “This is bigger than I ever dreamed of,” Trump told former head of Fox … Read more
In Miller v. California, a 1973 landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme court, the justices redefined obscenity. Previously, content was deemed to be obscene if characterized as “utterly without socially redeeming value.” The new standard, sometimes referred to as the Miller Test, is based on whether the content “lacks serious literary, artistic, political or … Read more