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Police To The Rescue??

By ticorules on December 22, 2013 • ( 1 )

I’m not sure if anyone remembers the police incident a few months back. For the New Yorkers who read this blog, I know it’s hard to keep track. “Police incidents” are a dime a dozen around these parts. But here are… Read More ›

Happy Anniversary/It’s Awards Season

By ticorules on October 3, 2013 • ( 1 )

I can’t believe it’s been a year since I started this blog. Or non-blog, as I was fond of saying, and saying, and saying ad nauseam. Things have changed quite a bit. And I’m not just talking about our looks…. Read More ›

Texting & Driving: Jersey Done Lost its Mind

By ticorules on September 5, 2013 • ( 0 )

…At least the New Jersey Supreme Court has, anyway. While I think most reasonable people can agree that texting while driving is a horrible idea, and that people who engage in the practice should be potentially subjected to criminal and civil liability, a… Read More ›

Attack of the Violent Video Games: The Art and Science of Missing the Point

By ticorules on August 28, 2013 • ( 0 )

Recently, I’m sorry to report an eight-year old child took a gun and blew his grandmother’s brains out. This event apparently happened shortly after he played Grand Theft Auto IV. The media, always ready to go with hook over substance, has… Read More ›

Weiner Boldly Pushes Forward

By ticorules on July 26, 2013 • ( 0 )

So this Anthony Weiner sex scandal has officially gone off the rails. I’m not saying I haven’t enjoyed the madness. I mean the New York Post covers alone were worth the price of admission. Who could forget such timeless classics… Read More ›

Florida Style Justice Part II: Membership has its Privileges

By ticorules on July 17, 2013 • ( 0 )

“I think things would have been different if George Zimmerman was black for this reason: He never would have been charged with a crime.” –Mark O’Mara, Zimmerman Defense Attorney– Like many other things about murder of Trayvon Martin, this one is hard… Read More ›

A smorgasbord of bad reporting

By ticorules on April 20, 2013 • ( 2 )

Bad journalism is nothing new. I’ve detailed as much in a series of posts entitled Media Problems, including my initial issues with the reports coming out of the Boston Marathon bombing. We had the media deciding that the Saudi Arabian… Read More ›