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Thanks to CfA for highlighting this new bastion of free speech, with a terrific quote on its home page banner: If there is a bedrock principle of the first amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable. Justice William…

Well, it’s a secret no longer: today’s Chicago Tribune reports that Democrats are narrowing the gap in DuPage County. (I live in Naperville, the population center in DuPage.) Speaking about the Democratic party’s strong showing in last month’s primary, the Trib says: [It was] an undeniably strong showing in a place often dubbed the most…

Remember my cool new TiVo Series 2? Well, late in January it was no longer able to take audio from the satellite tuner — it still was able to send audio (the DVD player still worked). But audio in — that wasn’t working. I finally got around to sending the unit into Toshiba, and they…

Several people have asked recently about my aggregator — which one do I use, why, etc. I originally used Radio, then, when I switched off of Radio, I started using NewzCrawler, which I liked for a number of reasons (read more here). However, NewzCrawler got to be a CPU hog so I stopped using it.…

No doubt in my mind, but that this associate needs InterAction. And, come to think of it, this partner does too. (Links courtesy of Matt Homann, who thinks this may all be fake. This particular situation may be contrived, but I guarantee you the sentiments are not. Sadly, this sort of thing goes on all…

Last month, less than a mile from my house, a 17 year-old girl driving her 15 year-old brother home turned (on a green light). Coming at them was a modified Honda Civic — driving 70 mph in a 30 50 mph zone. (Updated thanks to a commenter who pointed out the error. —Rick) The 15…

Just got back from guest lecturing at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. I was asked to join Pat Quinn and Kevin Conlon to talk about political leadership; Quinn, to talk about his decades of service protecting consumers in Illinois, and Conlon and I to talk about the Dean campaign.I…

So I saw this announcement that Rebecca Romijn-Stamos is about to drop the -Stamos, and my first thought was: Man, Oliver Willis will be stoked. Indeed.

Well there you have it: Nevertheless, FBI information since that time indicates patterns of suspicious activity in this country consistent with preparations for hijackings or other types of attacks, including recent surveillance of federal buildings in New York. “Bin Laden Determined To Strike in US”, Presidential Daily Briefing, August 6, 2001. Read the full text…

In the comments to an unrelated post, Jeff is dying to know why I want people to give to Kerry’s campaign, even though I “have not shown any support for John Kerry.” Let me clarify: I support the Democratic nominee for President. That man is John Kerry. Not all that difficult to parse, actually. I…