Monthly Archives: April 2018

The “harm principle” was set out by John Stuart Mill in On Liberty in 1859, the year before the American Civil War erupted. Though it is rarely explicitly evoked nowadays, it is embedded so deeply in Western thought, and especially … Continue reading →

It’s like Forrest Gump won the presidency, but an evil, really f*cking stupid Forrest Gump. He can’t help himself. He’s just a f**king idiot who thinks he’s winning when people are b*tching about him. He really does see the world … Continue reading →

Trump is not mentally and emotionally stable. So much Fake News about what is going on in the White House. Very calm and calculated with a big focus on open and fair trade with China, the coming North Korea meeting … Continue reading →

Don’t miss today’s pile-driver of an editorial in the New York Times. This is your president, ladies and gentlemen. This is how Donald Trump does business, and these are the kinds of people he surrounds himself with. Mr. Trump has … Continue reading →

Re. the raid of @realDonaldTrump att’y Cohen’s office: “Because the attorney-client privilege belongs to the client, the client’s intent determines whether the exception applies….” — Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) April 9, 2018 This question of attorney-client privilege turns on niceties, and … Continue reading →