Kindly Shut The E-Fuck Up
I've got a new post with some of my favorite advice -- now in e-edition! -- over at Fault Lines. … [Read More...]
California: No, You Can't Show That Civil War Painting At A State Fair. It Has a Confederate Flag In It.
You may have seen something about this already: a California state legislator's mother was offended when she saw novelty Confederate money bearing the Confederate flag in the gift shop at the State Capitol. Naturally her son proposed a new law, now in effect, banning the State of California from displaying or selling the Confederate Flag […]
What It's Like For The Client Subjected To A Bogus And Retaliatory Investigation
By day, Bob Blaskiewicz is a college professor. By night, he's a skeptical blogger, using the critical thinking skills he teaches to interrogate public quackery. He's a long-term critic of Stanislaw Burzynski, a Houston researcher famous and infamous for experimental cancer "treatments." He helps run a blog critical of Burzynski's claims. (Long-time readers of Popehat […]
Huge First Amendment Win In Federal Criminal Threats Case
[Note: frequent readers know I very rarely talk about my own current cases here, let alone my firm's cases. This blog is not affiliated with my law firm. I moderate it and write my own posts; nobody at my firm has input or approval and the firm doesn't sponsor, pay for, or otherwise support the […]
About Trump's Mandatory-Minimums For Returning-Aliens Proposal
Last night Donald Trump said this: On my first day in office, I am going to ask Congress to pass "Kate's Law" — named for Kate Steinle — to ensure that criminal aliens convicted of illegal entry face strong mandatory minimum sentences. This is stupid political theater; let me tell you why. I'll begin by […]
I Stand, Despite
I stand when they play the National Anthem. I stand even though I don't sing along with it. I don't sing when I stand in church, either. It's not an act of defiance, it's an act of compassion. I only sing in the car, alone. And I do that with the windows closed. (I learned […]
How The University of Chicago Could Have Done A Better Job Defending Free Speech
The University of Chicago made the news last week with a strongly worded letter defending academic freedom. The heart of it was this: Our commitment to academic freedom means that we do not support so-called trigger warnings, we do not cancel invited speakers because their topics might prove controversial, and we do not condone the […]
Bad News From Donald Trump
By Patrick Non-White 26 Comments
As we're sure Popehat readers know, Donald Trump has announced that he's now open to allowing illegal immigrants to stay in the United States. There will be no mass deportations. This is what's commonly described as "Amnesty" for illegal aliens. We contacted a leading fuhrer of the Alt-Right political establishment for his reaction to Trump's […]
Gawker, Money, Speech, And Justice
Gawker delenda est. Gawker has occasionally provided quality journalism and entertainment. That doesn't stop me from despising its amoral and repulsive ethos. Gawker's utter destruction produces a feeling of glee in my guts but disquiet in my heart. As I've written before, I'm not sure that the ruinous verdict against Gawker was just, I don't […]
Lawsplainer: No, Donald Trump's "Second Amendment" Comment Isn't Criminal
Donald Trump, against all advice and rumors of pivot, will continue to be Donald Trump. Today, at a rally, he uttered a line that some have taken as a suggestion that Hillary Clinton (or possibly judges) could or should be killed if they did not support Second Amendment rights: At a rally here, Mr. Trump […]
Why Openness About Mental Illness is Worth The Effort And Discomfort
Last week I was having a bad day — nothing tragic, just adult life's vicissitudes — when I got an email from a complete stranger that knocked me on my ass. I'll call this guy John. John recently survived a brush with suicidal depression and anxiety. John's story is both terrifying and inspiring because he […]
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