A few months ago I published an article on how to pick a lock. One of the reasons I showed folks how to do that (besides fulfilling a goal to become more like Jason Bourne) was to demonstrate how locks…
Read MoreMonth: April 2015
Will America End Like Rome?
Look, I hope you aren’t expecting a six-volume masterpiece…. Davis summarizes the reasons for the fall (actually a slow, grinding, gradual decline) of Rome into four: …by the beginning of the fifth century the Roman Empire had been suffering from…
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SCOTUS Rules In Favor of Fourth Amendment
On Tuesday the Court held in Rodriguez v. U.S. that suspects cannot be detained beyond the scope of a routine traffic stop for the sole purpose of performing a dog sniff. The 6-3 ruling is indeed a big win for…
Read MoreEminent Domain Policies May Decide Mayor’s Race
Bill Freeman just lost another point with me today with a Facebook post in which he says he would use eminent domain to take PSC Metals property for redevelopment. Eminent domain is the government taking of ones property for a…
Read MoreSo Many Ways Titans Can Screw Up the Draft
As the NFL Draft edges ever closer, the Tennessee Titans appear to hold the key. The Titans hold the No. 2 pick in the draft, which begins April 30, and could go any number of directions with the choice. Assuming…
Read MoreThe IRS Intentionally Cut Customer Service Funding
If you tried to contact the IRS with a question about your taxes this year, chances are you didn’t get a response. The IRS estimated that it would only answer 17 million of the 49 million calls received this filing…
Read More134 Arrests at One High School Not a Problem According to Metro Schools
Metro police say a total of 134 arrests have been made at Maplewood High School since school started on August 5. Of those arrests, 50 including handcuffing juveniles and taking them away in a squad car, while 70 others included…
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TN House Votes Unanimously to Repeal Common Core, But Will Haslam Veto?
Tennessee House members voted 97-0 Monday to repeal and replace the state’s Common Core education standards with a bill that enshrines Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s current review process but adds a new 10-member commission to oversee it. Republicans hope the…
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Six Students Arrested in Williamson County for School Threats
As of Monday, six students had been arrested over recent threats made to Williamson County Schools, and another charge is expected to be filed Tuesday, April 21, officials reported. Superintendent Mike Looney said if the seventh arrest is made Tuesday,…
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