Category Archives: Politics
To Mr. Trump from a fan and a Republican: Stop. Please!
While addressed primarily to Donald Trump, I also have two additional pleas for sanity, one to the other candidates in the Republican primaries, and one to that segment of the voting public who continue to support Mr. Trump. (N.b.: If … Continue reading
Antonin Scalia’s Dissent on Obergefell v. Hodges
All three dissenting opinions on Obergefell v. Hodges are thoughtful and well-constructed. Justice Scalia, however, has a knack for getting to the very heart of the matter. Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Thomas wrote excellent and, I believe, spot-on dissenting … Continue reading
Forget the Web Site; let’s 404 the Law!
It is with considerable amusement that many of us in IT and related fields have watched the healthcare.gov comedic tragedy of bad planning, testing, and deployment. It is a Very Bad Thing, a model of how any software project, let … Continue reading
The utter futility of the current “Gun Control” philosophy, and a suggested replacement
This is prompted by a Facebook post by my son Christopher (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/christopher.chuvala), who wrote there : First off, let me say that I think gun control won’t be very helpful. Criminals will get their guns just like how drug users get … Continue reading
After watching Jacquie Baly and Mustafa Tameez spar on the topic this morning (curiously without Chris Tritico’s usual refereeing; didja oversleep, Chris?), I decided to go look at Pope Francis’ recent encyclical, “On Care for our Common Home”. There’s an … Continue reading →