I laughed at that. Thanks! And how about a shout-out to William O’Brien’s classic New Yorker cartoon,

But once you get over the county line, they have to stop chasing? Isn’t that when Jackie Gleason was sheriff?

I would do as they do in (I think) Finland, where fines are proportional to wealth. Some rich young d-bag got a 100,000 kronor fine for speeding. Equalize the pain, not the cost.

I have a speculation about that. Our Anglo-Saxon legal tradition is proud and mighty, but on the back is a little Leniency dial. So the poor black guy gets 20 years for 1/2 oz of pot, but the white frat boy is let off for rape because it would “ruin the life of a promising young man.” So I think a lot of people higher…

Nothing in the City of Los Angeles, and one (as far as I can tell) in the County of Los Angeles, a Robert E. Lee Elementary School. Wow... they should really change that. But please not to Junipero Serra, which would be just as bad.

What’s her non-profit? I’d like to see their website.

Oh dear. It’s actually RIGHT THERE ON THE LID! “Winning is for Capitalists”

Oh dear. It’s actually RIGHT THERE ON THE LID! “Winning is for Capitalists”

Well, yes, the myopia of the piece is the assumption that all crime is driven by victimhood of some kind, instead of just some crime; certainly not white-collar crime. While I’m not an expert on the USSR, I believe the premise there was there could be no crime because nobody was a victim of the class system, so if…

If we’ve learned anything about the question “what are the odds of that?”, it’s that it’s much greater than anyone believes. Wonderful book called The Improbability Principle by David Hand breaks down some of the statements we read after each crash/recession/calamity, about how the odds were 1 in 10 to the Big Number!…

Now, that’s interesting. Does that system exist anywhere? What gives them the ability to serve a warrant? Just don’t call them “police”, call them something else? Can they carry weapons?

I was wondering that too. The answer, sort of between the lines, is a very small police force, divested of military culture and accessories. I mean, she does ask, “What if your car is stolen, and the culprit is caught...”, but doesn’t say caught by who, just that if they are substance abusers they should get help…

There’s a lot of psych research showing that you can (if you want) fixate on any difference at all: handedness, height, color of clothing, or even invisible fantasy differences, like when the professor randomly divided the class into two groups! It’s human nature to notice in-groups and out-groups. Resisting inherent…

And, unless you’re a matchmaker, why would you need to? That old comment from frustrated older people in the 60s, “you can’t tell the girls from the boys!” was about long hair, but raises the question of why it’s so important. Would one need to know who to underpay? Who to harass? Oh, the humanity.

I’m not a real workout person. I have very little experience with working out (though, when in my 20s I did take a few modern dance and ballet classes; I was an actor then). When I occasionally worked out at a gym in NY in the 80s, someone in very good shape would always kindly (I guess) come over and correct me. So I…

Better corporate behavior than how Disney bought up Orlando. They had shills pretending to be nice young couples, strapped for cash, buy up land. They were just fronts for Disney.

Wow. What an interesting tip. Thanks!

That seems reasonable. Like Miranda warnings, they may be legally required, or it just might be protocol and they can be reprimanded for not doing it. Nobody needs 45 sec saved. Just let them do their job, and if you have a better job, be grateful.

Republicans, the right, and white men in general are just fine with socialism and big government programs as long as they are restricted to them. It was only when civil rights came along and LBJ, that “small government” became a thing, and anti-taxation the tool to achieve it. Under FDR, shamefully, a selling point…

He comes across as 78, she comes across as early 60s. Aside from that, he may be attempting to time his dropping out for maximum effect. I would hope someone in the Democratic field has a tiny bit of cunning. They all feel so plonkingly straightforward, and incapable of thinking a few moves ahead. I guess I would…

No screens, no additional sugar, read every night. Do that for seven years, and your kid will be fine. Teach them that there are different kinds of behavior they need to master — in the house, in the school, and out at restaurants and public places. Also special clothes for different occasions. Parents who bring kids…