Thought MeshCongeries of cross connected conceptsBad Philosophy in action- June 30, 2008 With the Heller decision, one is left wondering about &8220;the appropriate level of regulation&8221; for gun ownership. I think that all reasonable commentors agree that some regulation is Constitutionally permissible, just as there are permissible restrictions on speech (e.g., libel law). For instance, would it be permissible reasonable to have, as some suggest, regulation at the same level as car sales. While on the surface this not obviously unreasonable (as current car regulation...http://blog.thought-mesh.net/archives/2008/06/bad_philosophy_in_action.php Andrea Harris Memorial "Seeds of Our Demise" Post- June 24, 2008 The Wall Street Journal reports that Federal regulators are beginning an effort to crack down on stealth advertising in television shows, a move aimed at letting consumers know when companies have paid to use their products as props. Uh, is there any person capable of being informed about this by the federal government that doesn&8217;t already assume any product placement is the result of payment If you haven&8217;t already figured that out, no public service announcement is going to clue...http://blog.thought-mesh.net/archives/2008/06/andrea_harris_memorial_s.php Discussion topics for the week- June 8, 2008 Random thoughts for discussion &8212; Much is made of Senator McCain stiff arming the conservatives in the GOP. One reason this is considered a mistake is because of the loss of fund raising opportunities. But if McCain decides to go with public financing, as rumoured, then he may figure he can raise the limit without any conservative support, so that&8217;s no loss. Issue: does public financing serve to enable candidates for major parties to depend on much narrower factions of the party,...http://blog.thought-mesh.net/archives/2008/06/discussion_topics_for_th.php |