Some state—Louisiana, maybe? can’t be bothered to hunt the details—is looking at capital punishment as a possible sentence for some crimes other than murder. I believe some forms of child molestation were under consideration. I’m a supporter of the death penalty, though a cautious and qualified one. It’s a gray issue for me, and sometimes … Read more
I couldn’t care less about the Olympics. I can’t remember a time when that wasn’t so. Hell, they played soccer 90 miles south of my house in the ’96 Olympics, and I couldn’t be bothered even then. I’m pretty sure the vaunted Games are never coming to Huntsville, so that was almost certainly the best … Read more
The Sharper Image, the original yuppie toy store, has filed for bankruptcy. This is not particularly remarkable. The Gordon Gekkos of the world made The Sharper Image a nifty merchant during its rise to prominence a quarter century ago, but it’s been subpar for quite some time. For the past several years, its exclusive offerings … Read more