Monthly Archives: February 2014

At the end of my last post, I promised more cheerful news. So, from New Zealand, in March of last year, another awesome story of unarmed crimefighting: When Aiya Van Kooten stood face-to-face with a burglar in her bedroom, her … Continue reading →

As you no doubt are aware by now, the jury in Michael Dunn’s trial was able to find him guilty on three counts of attempted murder and a count of firing a deadly missile into a vehicle, but hung on … Continue reading →

This is graphic is pretty interesting — it shows the ebb and flow of European (and later U.S. and Canadian) assertions of territorial sovereignty over the past three centuries. Pretty interesting in terms of the discovery theory discussed in Johnson … Continue reading →

Michael Dunn’s defense narrative, from CNN today. The music came back on, but not as loud, he said, but “I wasn’t going to ask them for any more favors.” He heard more angry words from Davis, who Dunn claimed called … Continue reading →

This time, let’s start off with some good news, especially for soldiers and police officers. (And maybe cabbies, convenience store clerks, and drug dealers? Basically anyone whose job involves a higher-than normal likelihood of being shot.) An Oregon start-up has … Continue reading →

Eric has some compelling thoughts, over at SOTSOGM, about the troubling failure of the mind as a recording device, and how that evidentiary problem might relate to the accusations that Woody Allen, in addition to being a creepy, creepy guy … Continue reading →

I’m not even gonna lie, y’all: I stole some of today’s links from Fred Clark’s very funny ruminations on Texas and Florida. Sorry, Fred! Let’s start off with your basic safety tips. Don’t do this: Justin Holt, 22, and his … Continue reading →