Batman Killed, Long Live Batman

[caption id="attachment_27970" align="alignright" width="282" caption="Death of Bruce Wayne - Inside Pages"][/caption] Bruce Wayne, Batman's alter ego since 1939, has been killed.  By Dr. Thomas Wayne, his own father, who was himself "killed" in the origin story. Bruce Wayne – who by night is Batman – gets murdered by a man claiming to be the father he thought was dead. In a ...

Obama’s Landslide in Perspective

In the discussion on Obama's apparent 365-173 Electoral College victory, Rodney Dill asks, "How close is this, historically? The popular vote difference seems like it was pretty big by modern standards, but usually that would result in an even more lopsided electoral vote." It's an interesting question. Dave Leip's Atlas has the results for every election. In 1980, the first ...

Obama Wins DC

OTB projects that Obama has won the District of Columbia's 3 Electoral Votes.   Osama bin Laden could run as a Democrat and win in DC, so it's not exactly news.

Government can Seize your Laptop at the Border

Via Reuters: U.S. agents can seize travelers' laptops: report U.S. federal agents have been given new powers to seize travelers' laptops and other electronic devices at the border and hold them for unspecified periods the Washington Post reported on Friday. Under recently disclosed Department of Homeland Security policies, such seizures may be carried out without suspicion of wrongdoing, the newspaper said, ...

In Case You Were Wondering…

Via Reuters: World's oldest joke traced back to 1900 BC. And let me tell you, they have unearthed some hy-larious stuff! The shocker of the day: the study "suggests that toilet humor was as popular with the ancients as it is today." The world's oldest recorded joke has been traced back to 1900 BC and suggests that toilet humor was as popular ...

Bob Novak Hit and Run Accident

Veteran journalist Bob Novak hit an elderly man with his Corvette this morning. Fortunately, the injuries were minor although the ensuing controversy is heating up quickly. The Story: A Politico reporter saw Novak in the front of a police car with a citation in his hand; a WJLA-TV crew and reporter saw Novak as well. The pedestrian, a 66-year-old man who ...

Heller Denied D.C. Gun Permit

Dick Heller, the plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court decision that overturned Washington, D.C.'s 32-year-old ban on handguns and established that the 2nd Amendment provided an individual right to own guns, was denied a handgun permit by the District yesterday. He was among the first in line Thursday morning to apply for a handgun permit. But when he tried to ...

D.C. Bans Guns with Red Tape

The District of Columbia has made it legal for residents to own a handgun after being so ordered by the United States Supreme Court.  But they're not making it easy. The plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that overturned Washington's strict 32-year-old handgun ban was among the first to arrive as the city started registering firearms.  Dick Heller showed up early ...

WSJ Firing 50 Editors, Hiring 95 Reporters

David Kaplan reports on a big shake-up at Wall Street Journal: WSJ is cutting 50 editorial positions as it moves to reform editing functions across print, online and mobile, according to a staff memo written by Robert Thomson, the News Corp (NYSE: NWS). paper’s managing editor. The Global News, Global Copy, Global Pagination, Monitor and the stand alone WSJ.com editing desks ...

Can’t Peddle 55

Megan McArdle argues that drivers who exceed the speed limit in their cars have no right to get angry at bikers who run stop signs and red lights, weave in and out of traffic, and otherwise ignore traffic laws.  Plus, because bikes are smaller and slower, they're not going to cause any harm: The reason cops don't ticket bikers when they ...