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Ilya Somin is thinking way too much about Star Trek's United Federation of Planets: I would suggest that it is only Earth that is socialistic, while the other member worlds have free market systems or mixed economies. The human-dominated Star Fleet military is the only Federation military force, and is tasked with collecting tribute from the nonhuman planets for redistribution … [Read more...] about Examining the Federal in the Federation

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?

I just saw a preview of The Big Bang Theory, a sitcom about two highly intelligent but nerdy roommates who have a pretty new neighbor move in across the hall from them. It was co-created by Chuck Lorre, the man who gave us Two and a Half Men so I had reasonably high expectations. It seemed to be well written with plenty of clever lines, but the characters were little more … [Read more...] about The Big Bang Theory – An Early Review

When I saw that an advance copy of the new Showtime series Californication was availble on Netflix, I had mixed feelings. A comedy starring David Duchovny could be really good. He's proven his comedic chops on The Larry Sanders Show and he brought some humor to his role on The X-Files as well. Plus, advanced reviews tend to generate a good number of hits on the blog. … [Read more...] about Californication – A Review

Saving Grace is a new series on TNT starring Holly Hunter, the latest film actor to make the jump to the small screen. She plays Grace (natch) Hanadarko, an Oklahoma City police detective battling her own personal demons. You might say she's slightly flawed. She's an alcoholic, exhibitionistic, sexual addict with anger issues. She blames herself for her sister's death in … [Read more...] about Saving Grace