Category Archives: The Rule of Law

Will Occupy Wall Street Remain Non-Violent?

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

I hope so. To morph into a violent movement would be both ethically wrong and tactically stupid. But in the face of this: (from here) it wouldn’t be unreasonable to expect that, at some point, some of the OWS protestors … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, The Rule of Law, Torture | 2 Comments

So When Do Obama and Attorney General Holder Do Something About the UC Davis Brutality?

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

(original here) Probably never, since the Obama administration has a long standing de facto policy of shitting on the people it will need for re-election. I do not understand the silence in the face of this (boldface mine): When you … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Democrats, The Rule of Law, Torture | 2 Comments

Listeria and the Failure of Privatized Regulation

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

You might have heard of the recent Listeria outbreak that was traced back to contaminated melons. Well, it turns out that the healthy and safety inspections–outsourced to private organizations–utterly failed (boldface mine): Government investigators said that workers had tramped through … Continue reading →

Posted in Microbiology, Public Health, The Rule of Law | 2 Comments

Another Day in a Floating Libertarian Paradise

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

Sounds mostly like a tax dodge.
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Posted in Civil Liberties, The Rule of Law, Urban Planning | 32 Comments

“The Revenge of the Ratings Agencies”: This Is Extortion

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

Where the Mad Biologist leads, the New York Times follows. Or something.
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Posted in Bidness, Terrorism, The Rule of Law | 2 Comments

Nice Bond Rating You Have There, It Would Be a Shame If Something Happened to It: S&P Innoculates Itself Against Fraud Charges

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

Bullying the SEC and defrauding the states. Just another day’s work.
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Posted in Bidness, Big Shitpile, Ethics, The Rule of Law | 26 Comments

Does Anyone at S&P Have Links to the Trader Who Bet $1 Billion That the U.S. Would Be Downgraded?

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

So who placed the bet on July 21, and did they have insider information?
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Posted in Big Shitpile, The Rule of Law | 10 Comments

Who the !@#% Elected Standard & Poor’s: Yet Another Failure of Obama’s ‘Looking Forward, Not Back’ Strategy

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

This isn’t just horrible meddling in terms of economic outcomes, but a confirmation that the political system is a wholly owned subsidiary of the banking system.
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Posted in Big Shitpile, Economics, The Rule of Law, We're Really Fucked | 6 Comments

The Complete Breakdown of Law Regarding Home Ownership: The Essex County, MA Edition

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

“My [housing title] registry is a crime scene as evidenced by this forensic examination.” Five out of six Essex County mortgage assignments are invalid. Nice rule of law you got there…
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Posted in Bidness, Big Shitpile, Housing, The Rule of Law | 1 Comment

Five More Lone Wolves in Alaska

Posted on March 12, 2011 by

And I’m not talking about the four-legged kind.
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Posted in Conservatives, Terrorism, The Rule of Law