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Who Benefits From Janet Jackson’s Bare Breast?
The Illinois Review has a post by David E. Smith of the Illinois Family Institute about CBS's appeal of the fine they paid to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for televising Janet Jackson's bare breast during their 2004 Super Bowl coverage. While the government cannot regulate speech, they can prohibit indecent broadcast content on the public airwaves. The case of … [Read more...] about Who Benefits From Janet Jackson’s Bare Breast?
Nassau County, Brazil
Scott Greenfield has the story of how a clerical error lead a New York court to put a man on trial for a charge that had already been dismissed, and nobody seemed to notice anything wrong until a month after he was convicted. It's actually even worse than it sounds. Read it for yourself. … [Read more...] about Nassau County, Brazil
Win $20,000,000 From Google!
Want to win $20 million from Google? All you have to do is land a small spaceship on the moon and send back pictures. No, not in a video game. I'm talking about a real spaceship on the real moon. It's the Google Lunar X Prize. (Hat tip: Philipp Lenssen) … [Read more...] about Win $20,000,000 From Google!
Fear and Loathing At the Airport
The Transportation Security Agency is training people to look carefully at people's faces to detect signs of fear or anxiety that might indicate a terrorist. Fear and anxiety at the airport? In the security lines? My God, do you think they'll find anybody like that? How about rage? If I'm trying to get through the TSA security station and I'm filled with boiling, pent-up, … [Read more...] about Fear and Loathing At the Airport