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The wheels of justice may turn slowly, but at least they turn. The Enron indictments and convictions should make those who doubt the fairness of our economic system feel a little better. While the insiders doubtless get away with a lot, there IS a line that can’t be crossed with …

Dennis Kucinich is not going to win the Democratic nomination for president, although he HAS convinced around 1% of the voting Democrats that he’s their man. Perhaps his campaign should not be considered a “failure” however, as how else would such a rodential-looking middle-aged fellow from Cleveland snag a date …

I have been asked to give my thoughts on gambling, which like most anything that rolls around in my head, I am happy to share. My particular animus is against state-sponsored gambling, i.e. lotteries, in which the general populace gangs up on the poor, gullible and stupid in the name …

As I said yesterday, my main concern regrding Comcast’s bid for Disney is that our May vacation to Disney World might somehow be interrupted, thereby causing my 4 year-old daughter Lily to interfere with my right to personal happiness. Selfish? All politics is local. I am happy to report that …

Yesterday’s Senate and House broadcast indecency hearings saw the usual grandstanding and puffery, but the problem is real: At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., urged cable and satellite companies to offer viewers the ability to pick individual channels for purchase, blocking out violence, sex and profanity. …

While my general concerns about free speech are nearly as absolutist as Reason’s Jesse Walker, I see a very specific and definite distinction when it comes to the public airwaves. I do not think the FCC’s indecency rules are unreasonable, and if they are gong to have them, they should …

First it was Akron implanting microchips into kitties, now Olmsted Falls is looking after the housing conditions of its dogs: City Council unanimously approved a law Tuesday requiring doghouses to be waterproof and lined with bedding that resists dampness. The houses also must be equipped with self-closing doors or flaps. …

The Oscars are imposing a five-second delay for the first time, the Grammys had a five-minute delay, and the networks are scrutinizing their shows as they haven’t in years: As executives from Viacom Inc. and the NFL head to Washington today to answer questions about sex and profanity on TV, …

How dare you men not luxuriate in the cuteness of a baby, my baby to be specific?

A five-second delay in the Oscar broadcast has the Academy up in arms. The Grammys had a five-MINUTE delay and got a sterile show as a result: Oscar president Frank Pierson has attacked a planned five-second delay on the TV broadcast of the awards ceremony as “a form of censorship”. …