Saudi Women Planning to Drive on June 17
The one country on the planet that does not allow women to drive may soon have a big traffic jam on its hands, if a planned protest goes forward on June 17. That’s the day that activists have set for…
Current Affairs
Plaintiff Seeks Freedom From Granfalloonery, Harassatoriness
From a complaint filed last week in San Francisco: Michael M ____ v. City and County of San Francisco; San Francisco Superior Court; Dennis Herrera; Wayne Snodgrass; Andrew Gschwind; Harry Gower III; Robert Baysinger; Alisa Hollander Ella Yip; Adena Gilbert; Charlotte Woolard;…
We’ve Slashed Prices to Make Room for New Inventory! Say Somali Pirates
There may still be time to take advantage of the fantastic deals being offered by Somali pirates, but act now – they can't last forever. Reuters reported last month that Somali pirates had said they were willing to lower their…
New Jersey Considers Repeal of Ancient Laws Regarding Women
I wrote this for Forbes last month and just realized I haven't posted it here yet. Which I am doing now just in case you don't read Forbes religiously. A bill introduced recently by two New Jersey lawmakers would get rid…
Alan Simpson on the Deficit: “Give Them the Green Weenie”
Alan Simpson, who was a senator from Wyoming and more recently a co-chair of the president's deficit commission (don't remember that? Neither does anybody in Washington) is renowned for his "colorful language." He reinforced that reputation recently by saying this…
Scanners Successfully Locate Things for TSA to Steal, Not Much Else
A former TSA officer got three years' probation last week for stealing things out of the luggage he was supposed to be screening. Well, I guess he was screening them, he was just screening them for loot. According to a…
More Things “TSA” Might Stand For
It looks like my claim to "Trouser Search Administration" is safe, but as this video shows, there are so many other good alternatives I won't get too excited about that one in particular. Given some of the increasing number of…
Florida Governor Will Seek Pardon for Jim Morrison
Florida's outgoing governor, Charlie Crist, said this week that he will officially ask for a posthumous pardon for Jim Morrison, the Doors singer who was convicted in 1970 of indecent exposure after a prosecution that many believe was politically motivated….
Google Maps Blamed for Invasion
Google, in turn, blamed the U.S. government.
Judge Enjoins Oklahoma Ban on Islamic Law
As I noted last week, one of the stranger outcomes of this year's midterm elections (not stranger than California rejecting Prop 19, but still) was the success of an Oklahoma ballot measure that makes it illegal for the state's courts…