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There's no such thing as a free society where you never have to discuss things with people who disagree with you

Dec 6

All over the world, local news and media love nothing more than dramatic crime video. Liberals can't fight this and must use technology to dramatize ot…

Nov 29

Don't let people tell you otherwise- the Supreme Court got the Obamacare case exactly right

Nov 24

The video recording revolution happened. So why do we still take cops' word for things?

Nov 18

Journalists love to illustrate their stories with unrepresentative examples to add drama. It's a bad habit.

Nov 10

What happens when a misogynistic argument is allowed to fester

Nov 1

Debates about Section 230 and the First Amendment seem hopeless. But what if we actually enforced the laws on the books against online malefactors?

Oct 29

Folks on both the hard left and the hard right celebrate empowering juries to ignore the law. It's a terrible idea.

Oct 26

People are more likely to agree with you if you aren't a jerk

Oct 25

Two recent incidents remind us that the old style journalism rules that so many people criticize had some merit

Oct 21

It's a useful concept, but we ignore intersections that aren't convenient

Oct 18

"The right to keep and bear arms" is the latest example of a provision written for a totally different society than we have now

Oct 15

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