Nuance.

Evidently, it being a “Living Constitution” means we are free to shun it like a trailer park Governor should it be so obnoxious as to, you know, stand in the way of its betters: Pittsburgh City Council gave its first approval today to legislation requiring that anyone report a lost or stolen firearm report that within 24 hours or potentially face a $500 fine. The 6-1 vote, with two abstentions,

Because asking that the laws be followed and the Constitution respected is now gauche and “fundamentalist” — whereas the opposite, doing whatever the zeitgeist seems to suggest, is labeled approvingly as “pragmatism.” Well, sorry, Mort. But I happen to know crass populism when I read it. And what Kondracke is advocating for here is nothing more than an overtly political and topically detailed version of the story of the Wise

…only this time, we’re talking about the Canadian university and their student facilitators. Again.

As a gloss on Darleen’s piece below, I’d like to highlight the competing viewpoints among the Hollywood crowd with respect to “what should be done” to those who supported Proposition 8 — drawing your particular attention to the way the issue is being framed. First, here’s director Greg Araki, on whether Richard Raddon, the Mormon director of the L.A. Film Festival, should step down or be fired for his advocacy

Creped Crusader.

I have to go teach again, but, inspired by an airline catalog, I’m asking for you to post links to whatever you view as the most useless gadget a bored businessman who thinks his worth is defined by owning stuff can buy.