Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

Last year I documented the saga of the city of Central Falls, Rhode Island, which went into state receivership only to be "rescued" by a new state law which prohibited municipalities from using traditional court receiverships in favor of a new state takeover mechanism. Central Falls became a model of...

In the Spring of 2009, the Obama administration called for the banning of "assault rifles" and .50 BMG "sniper rifles" due to their use in crimes by Mexican drug cartels.  Obama dubiously alleged that 90% of these weapons  were tracked back to the United States,...

Edward Larkin, a professor of German at the public University of New Hampshire, plead guilty in November 2009 to charges accusing him of exposing himself to a 17 year old girl and her mother earlier that year. Despite this, he is still fully employed at...

As mentioned yesterday, the upcoming recall elections om Wisconsin have been mostly under the national radar, but not for the national unions which are pouring millions of dollars into the races by creating and funding groups with false names such as "We Are Wisconsin." As reported by Christian...

Right now, every American taxpayer owes $129,630 as their share of the national debt. By the time you read this, it’ll probably be higher. (I don’t know about you, but I need to ask for a raise.) We’re suffering from unemployment over 9%, a government that...

That's my wif'e's reaction to the Casey Anthony verdict.  That and spitting mad. I've noticed something in the reactions, admittedly anecdotal.  The reaction from mothers seems to be at a different level than the rest of us. Am I right about that?...