Oh, I know, the actual most dangerous jobs are in meatpacking plants, steel mills, plate glass factories, and other industrial companies where workplace injuries and fatalities are all too commonplace (and where’s the outpouring of respect for the people that do these dangerous and necessary jobs?). But, if you don’t…

yeah, although the cops on those shows are usually plainclothes/suit-wearing detectives. They’re usually a different type of cop than those that patrol. However, it’s irresponsible for the show to not have had at least one detective modeled on a Louis Scarcella-type, who uses drug-addicted confidential informants to…

Rather than trying to get satisfaction in criminal court, we should focus on police department accountability. Officers disciplinary records should made public, even if not widely so. The CCRB or Administrative Law Judge’s findings should be binding, and the Police Commissioner should not have the leeway to depart…

Let’s also take a moment to appreciate that none of these allegations of wiretapping have yielded any substantive discussions about the relative merits for or against surveillance (except for Glenn Greenwald). From what we know, any incidental surveillance of Trump’s campaign’s conversations with foreign nationals…

Watching the press briefings, I almost feel bad for the guy. But then I put those feelings away and keep watching in anticipation of the stroke or heart attack that’s sure to happen when a man of his physique has to stand on his feet while they’re being held to the fire, perpetuating things he knows to be lies and…

While I’m very much on the fence about Gorsush, he’s certainly qualified, having been a federal appeals court judge, unlike some previous nominees like Harriet Miers. It’s also somewhat refreshing to see a nominee from the 10th Circuit (Denver) when so many are from the DC, 2nd and 3rd Circuits. However, we know very…

I highly doubt that the members of the Student Judicial Court at Texas A&M are so liberal that they’d vote unanimously to DQ a candidate that got the most votes for no legitimate reason. Despite notions to the contrary held by Rick Perry, McIntosh, and the whole Trump-pet brigade, there are rules to this shit, and if…

There’s no better test of a person, whether as a potential employee, potential spouse or potential friend, than going to a restaurant and seeing how they treat the people who work there.

How much less offensive is “Asian”, rather than “Oriental”? I understand the term “Oriental” came to take on other additional (pejorative)  meaning (mostly in the US) during and after WWII, and was associated with certain goods (like “Oriental Rugs”). However, both terms can be (and often are) used to lump many…

The only good thing about this will be the movie version starring Shooter McGavin from Happy Gilmore (real name, Christopher McDonald).

I’d be surprised if they weren’t charging her the full rent, and also paying her an amount equal or greater to the rent.

I doubt that Taylor Swift voted for Trump, but in a way, she is Trump. She’s a rich and powerful person who only hangs out with attractive white women and somehow always thinks of herself as the victim.

While there’s a part of me that does believe that, Trump is supposed to be a results-oriented guy who “gets things done” (big things, beautiful things, the best things, nobody does and has better things). Sure there are some die-hards in his camp that will stick by him no matter what, but he also got the votes of…

How much longer can this actually continue though? He’s President, and the Republicans hold majorities in both houses of congress and a majority of state legislatures and governorships. They can basically do anything they want, as long as they can get support from members of their own party (which is proving to be…

I’m curious if the higher rates of opiate use also correlate to the percentage of people in physically demanding jobs, as well as the country’s system of Workman’s Comp/Disability—basically, whether people who are seriously injured are expected to keep working, rather than taking time off and/or doing physical…

Presumably, if he worked for AT&T for 50 years, he’d have stock in not just AT&T but also the “Baby Bells” from when AT&T was broken up in the 1980's. Either way, it’s been pretty common knowledge that keeping all of your wealth in one stock (possible exception for Berkshire Hathaway) is a pretty bad investment…

Suppressors (aka “Silencers”) don’t actually silence the sound of a gunshot, despite what the movies may have you believe. A gun with a suppressor is still quite loud when fired. I still don’t think the new law should be passed, but if it is, it’s not like people are going to be walking around silently killing…

Private schools in FL love making kids wear polo shirts with the school’s logo. The polo shirt should really be the official state garment of Florida.

There’s a considerable amount of debate as to whether Kislyak is just a diplomat, or involved with Russian intelligence services. Either way, it’s irrelevant—there was no crime, only a cover-up (which may itself be the crime). It’s not clear if Sessions answers to the questions rise to the level of perjury, although…

Carson strikes me as a Cabinet Secretary that will be too unqualified to do anything, good or bad. It’s not like the guy is a highly competent manager who knows how to run a big bureaucracy—he’s just an ideologue. Yes, he was a great surgeon, and perhaps surgeon general (even though he’s not an expert in public…