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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

1 year 2 months ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is an anonymous comment about link taxes: It seems to me that the best way to expose the link tax for what it is (a money grab), is to educate the legislators that a news site (in fact, any site) can use a robots.txt file […]
Leigh Beadon

There are no good guys in the Middle East

1 year 2 months ago
In the two-things-can-be-true-at-once file: The Gaza protests on university campuses are mostly peaceful. The extreme behavior is largely happening outside of campus walls. Nevertheless, Jewish students on these campuses widely report feeling scared and harassed. I feel a lot of sympathy for university presidents dealing with this, even the ones who have made some unquestionably ...continue reading "There are no good guys in the Middle East"
Kevin Drum

Boil order lifted after water main break in St. Louis South County

1 year 2 months ago
The boil order has been lifted in St. Louis South County after a water main break on April 25th. The incident forced the early closure of four schools and prompted a precautionary boil water advisory. However, Missouri American Water customers are no longer required to follow this advisory.
Liz Dowell

The Supreme Court has gotten testier over the years

1 year 2 months ago
Via Kriston Capps, here's an interesting chart from a pair of researchers who have tracked how much Supreme Court justices interrupt each other during hearings: The court has gotten steadily testier over the past couple of decades. In 1997 there was about one interruption per hearing. Today it's up to six. Why? In addition, you ...continue reading "The Supreme Court has gotten testier over the years"
Kevin Drum