Recently, the Elkhart City Council tightened up its noise ordinance — I won’t go into the technical details but it’s basically a less tolerant standard. Noise ordinances are fairly common, and yeah, at some level, noise that can be controlled, should be. But I think when it comes to enforcement, it should probably be on a per-complaint basis. Instead, the city administration apparently has a police officer now on staff to enforce the ordinance full time. Continue reading Do we really need a full-time noise cop?
 Dave outside the Chicago Tribune building, Summer 2008 Never before have we seen the media so transparently in the tank for a particular party and candidate, at least in our lifetimes. The lack of objectivity in both the reporting and the omission of facts and investigations has been appalling in virtually all aspects of media. But don’t take our word for it. Orson Scott Card, a Democratic journalist, outlines the disgusting details better than anyone in this column, which is an open letter to journalists of all types. Some money quotes:
Michael Barone in the Washington Times says to expect a liberal assault on free speech if Obama is elected. It will be called “fairness” or an effort to reduce “hate speech,” but the reality is that liberals do not want any opinions but their own to be heard. | ||
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