“Crafty Science” and the Law
They don’t get along very well together.
Laws (Odd)
Bill Would Protect Climate-Change Deniers From Discrimination
Mocking them would still be protected by the First Amendment, though.
Bill Would Provide Immunity for Accidentally Running Over Protesters
Let’s apply the rational-basis test to this one.
California Town Calls for Ban on Space Weapons
You can’t be too careful.
Chillin’ With a Owl: Followup
Florida FWS decides not to press charges.
President Adopts Potential Werewolf
In a lovely ceremony last week, the president of Argentina, Christina Fernández de Kirchner, became the godmother of Yair Tawil (second from left). Contrary to some reports, this had nothing to do with him turning into a werewolf. Not directly, anyway….
Pet Piercing Will Soon Be Illegal in New York
At first I hesitated to post this, out of concern that it might prompt people to run out and get their pets pierced while they still can. But then I decided that anybody who would do that probably has either…
Legally Dead Man Sentenced to Be Actually Dead
After I reported on the case of Donald Miller, the Ohio man who failed to convince a judge he should not be considered legally dead ("'No, You're Still Deceased,' Judge Tells Dead Man" (Oct. 10, 2013)), several people wrote in to…
Feds Say Legally Dead Is Slightly Alive
Or at least not dead enough that his family gets to keep the death benefits they received, according to the Social Security Administration.
In Which I Am Used to Embarrass Fox News
So this just happened on Twitter: And yes, that's me (on her television, apparently). The general theme of the thread that followed was something like "Fox News thinks this bird-poop thing is more important than #Ferguson!" It very well may,…