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Eric Scheske

Hoisting Them by Their Own Petard in the Village

Adam Thierer at Tech Central Station raises a valid concern about Hillary Clinton's desire to regulate video games: > The Clinton bill might best be thought of as a "hanging the industry with its own rope" regulatory scheme. That is, her bill would hijack the industry&

Mobilizing in the Name of . . .

The LA Times reports on the atheist mobilization in the New Red Scare era. We think the atheists are paranoid, just like the ACLU-types who panic everytime they see the "G word" in public. Nonetheless, it's interesting stuff: > Other [atheists] see the future as

Maximum Sex

> Authorities in Florida are sending convicted sex offenders to jail for violating the terms of their probation by having men's magazines such as Maxim. > Andrew Calderon, 23, was jailed for six days before a judge ordered his release after officers found a racy poster and calendar

We Weep for the Guy

What's the world coming to when you can't trust a bawd? > Actor Colin Farrell is suing a woman for allegedly trying to distribute and profit from a sex tape he says the two recorded with the agreement they would never make it public. > The

More Warming

> The heat wave in the Southwest is breaking record high temperatures across the region. In Las Vegas, Nevada, a new record high was set Monday when the mercury topped out at 116 degrees. It may not be out of the woods. Temperatures through Tuesday are expected to near the

S.Ct. Battles

The Wall Street Journal has a good overview of what's important--historically and currently--in Bush's justice selection. Link [http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110006984]. From the conclusion: > But the larger goal should be to pick someone who has the intellectual conviction

Keep Your Finger on the Remote

> The NBC network, eager for new hits to reverse a ratings slump, said on Friday it has given a mid-season 2005-06 commitment to a new drama titled "The Book of Daniel," depicting Christ as a contemporary confidant to a pill-popping priest. > The series

Letters to the Editor

We now accept and publish letters to the editor. See the link on the left. We won't respond to the letters, primarily because we don't want to be in a position where we spend a lot of time every day jousting with mean-spirited folks. We&

Ten? Did You Bust an Old Folks Home?

> Police in India's eastern state of Orissa rounded up about 200 people watching a porn movie in a cinema hall and made them do 10 sit-ups in public as punishment, a report said today. > Parents of teenagers under 17 caught in the net were ordered

A Guy After Eric's Heart

Eric Scheske loves a good nap. He even has a recliner office chair, which he uses for slumber two or three times a week while at work (with door shut, lights off, Do Not Disturb light on, and strict instructions to the staff that he is not to be disturbed,