On March 24, anti-Jewish protesters showed up at Columbia University chanting, “Long live the intifada.” Many were wearing masks, and speakers urged students to follow suit. But wearing a mask while protesting has been illegal in New York City since…
Although we’re well into our 70s, my wife and I still greatly enjoy riding our motorcycles. We’ve ridden long enough — and known enough other similarly dedicated riders — to appreciate the potential dangers. As the saying goes, when something…
On August 1, 2020, Julie McCarthy sent an email to the Department of Public Safety to express her dismay about a recent visit to Sager’s Liquor in Hugo, Minnesota, where she observed numerous people violating the law. “Employees were not…
First, they came for our lightbulbs. Then, our plastic straws. Then, they came for our polystyrene cups and plates and our packing peanuts, and, during COVID, they made us strap masks on our faces and poked needles in our arms…
While I am not ordinarily an active Twitter participant, Elon Musk’s takeover bid for the social media company has kindled a desire for a better understanding of the platform and its most active users. As its popularity soared during the…
The federal mask mandate on planes, trains, and public transportation never was about “the science.” It was about politics. No wonder then that U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the Middle District of Florida tossed the mandate in a…
Americans spent the last two years losing at Simon Says. A federal judge in Florida won the game by correctly recognizing nobody said “Simon says” before telling us all to mask up before boarding planes, trains, and Uber-mobiles. U.S. District…
Last Monday at 2 p.m., I was sitting on a bus stop bench in Miami waiting for the B bus out of Key Biscayne when the news that a Florida judge had voided the federal transit mask mandate crossed my…
In old-timey Westerns, there’d always be a scene where the bad guy would shoot the gun at the feet of some hapless fellow and sneer, “Dance!” The idea was terrifying. One wrong move and the guy was dead. The shooter…
