The Czar has been away from both the dacha and the Castle lately, taking a bit of time off with the family to engage in some vacation up in the woods of south central Wisconsin. Indeed, the Czar normally deplores … Continue reading →
Welcome to the brave new world, boys and girls, where words and law mean whatever a scant majority of nine unelected, robe-clad demigods say they mean, reality be damned. If you haven’t yet ready the Supreme Court’s opinion in Obergefell … Continue reading →
Difficult to believe based on yesterday’s news coverage, but the Supreme Court issued another important decision yesterday as well. Justice Kennedy, writing for the majority*, held disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”). You can (and … Continue reading →
‘Puter, unlike many Twitteratti, read the entire King v. Burwell opinion (and Scalia’s most entertaining dissent) today. ‘Puter will spare you his detailed, legalistic opinion of the decision. Here’s what you need to know. The majority opinion* did serious damage … Continue reading →
Mitch writes in to point out that Czar’s memory is oftimes scratchy and clumped up in tufts like a shedding dog’s butt: You’ve got nine-tenths of a good argument there, but the red-and-blue Andrew’s Cross flag with the stars isn’t … Continue reading →
Two schools of thought approach the Stars and Bars—the ongoing display of the Confederate Flag—and both are wrong. The flag is vile, racist, and a symbol of hatred. This of course denies all of its historical implications and traditions, and … Continue reading →
Mrs. GorT has plenty of extended family in Charleston, South Carolina and it’s one of our favorite places to visit and vacation. Since the tragic event, GorT has followed various news outlet reports (CNN, Fox [local affiliate], radio) and social … Continue reading →
If anything was ever ripe for Gormogons takedown, it’s this Rachel Dolezal story. What a perfect blend of lunacy masquerading as social something or other. Look, Ms. Dolezal is either a liar at the end of the line or she … Continue reading →
Mark Spahn writes in with the following Public Service Announcement: Hack a Bunch of Hacks discusses the fact that all current government employees are security-compromised. Hence the government will have to hire all-new top-secret personnel who have never before worked for the federal … Continue reading →
By now you’ve probably heard of the cyber attack on the OPM (Office of Personnel Management). The U.S. government believes strongly that China was behind the attacks. This breach only demonstrates the shortcomings of the federal government. While one could … Continue reading →
