Former NLRB member Craig Becker on an extremely disturbing decision by the 5th Circuit that effectively creates what he terms a “rightless workplace.” Unnoticed except by employment lawyers, the United States Court of Appeals in New Orleans last month issued what might be the most important workers’ rights opinions in decades. The decision permits employers […]
Year: 2014
The Republican War on Women, Texas Edition, is having the precise effects Rick Perry and the gang hoped: In the Rio Grande Valley, Whole Woman’s Health CEO Amy Hagstrom Miller told msnbc, doctors ar
Although urban planners and environmentalists worry about these issues constantly, the blind faith by which most people involved with western development have assumed that water supplies would be foun
In a hot new report, a person who will never again hold elected office was once involved in a scandalous scandal of truly scandalous behavior: Interesting that one of the most vocal and often-quoted supporters of controversial “Duck Dynasty” reality show star Phil Robertson is another figment of celebrity-fantasy — failed Alaska governor Sarah Palin, […]
R.I.P. I recently finished Crystal Zevon’s oral history of her late husband. The Everlys play a fairly prominent role in the book, as Zevon was their bandleader during the period between his fai
The snowstorm bearing down upon Lexington has resulted in the cancellation of school tomorrow, meaning that a theoretical productive day has now become a Happy Family Day. Fortunately, I’ve al
In this thread there was some discussion of Mark Kleiman’s position on marijuana criminalization, which he recently reiterated and summarized here. Unlike some commentors, I view Kleiman as a valuable contributor on this issue—he is an excellent policy analyst who is inclined to give arguments against legalization a great deal of credibility and weight (sometimes, […]
Via… Here I have fun with Ben Shapiro’s latest. Americans were told by the media that Obama’s competence mattered less than the fact that half the country was mean, nasty, racist and hom
Many of you will have seen Chris Kluwe’s account of what happened after he started advocating for same-sex marriage rights: Throughout the months of September, October, and November, Minnesota V
Blogger Murray Chass wrote two awful blog posts, combining anti-PED hysteria and proud ignorance about the quality of baseball players. Lazy arguments about PEDs, alas, are pretty common. But this kind of silliness is becoming a little less so. Explaining why his next ballot will consist only of Jack Morris: I know the stats zealots […]
A sweet and uplifting message from the Cold War for your Sunday morning.
I actually wish Jazayerli hadn’t been so prescient. My final comment I will defer to Michael David Smith: Andy Reid is to clock management as Trent Richardson is to running the football. —