Within an ecosystem of “sticks and stones will break my bones, and words will always hurt me” the power and influence of labels and memes act as course approximations in spreading misinformation. If one earned a Bitcoin for every “could” or “may” that precedes outlandish claims in headlines facilitated by the liberal media such as […]
Get On Your Bike And Ride- A City And County Helmet Controversy
In an unsettling instance of crony capitalism with special interests at the forefront of a procedural headache, King County adopted a helmet mandate for cyclists in 1993. While the implied premise was to save individuals from themselves, there was actually no concern for public safety, as council members and helmet manufacturers share in the accrued […]
Everytown Launches ‘Citizen Task Force’ Anti-Self-Defense Crusade
The billionaire-backed Everytown for Gun Safety gun prohibition lobbying group has announced the launch of a “Citizen Task Force to End Shoot First Laws,” a renewed crusade against “Stand Your Ground” (SYG) statutes now in effect in more than half of all states. Everytown has labeled these “shoot first” laws. The problem was discussed here. […]
Requiem Of A Nightmare- When Corporate Policy Becomes Fatal
Uber driver and mother of four Christi Spicuzza was shot and killed by a customer, and her body dumped in a wooded area near Monroeville, Pennsylvania last week. The tragedy marks the latest in a disturbing and disheartening series of violence towards gig economy workers inflicted by individuals who obviously lack even trace elements of […]
Once Again, Seattle’s ‘Gun Tax’ Failed to Meet Predictions in All Ways
For the sixth year in a row, the now-infamous gun violence tax on firearms and ammunition in Seattle, Wash., has failed—in more ways than one—to live up to the hype surrounding its hasty adoption in the summer of 2015. At that time, as reported in August 2015 by The Stranger, the office of chief tax […]
Finally A Jack Reacher Even A Serial Reader Can Love
After enduring the spirited, yet underwhelming and incomprehensible casting decision to furnish the opportunity for the diminutive, yet mega-star Tom Cruise in portraying the prodigiously multi-faceted Jack Reacher, readers and fans have finally reached a harmonious and satisfactory threshold. With pressure amassing from all angles, including an indelibly scathing “Tom Cruise is no Jack Reacher” […]
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