by Bob Garfield on May 26, 7:08 AM
When intellectual property attorneys wedge themselves between the federal government and business, the billings and absurdity tend to run wild. Deep focus on the value of the trademark can result in a perversion of other values, such as human dignity, and life and death.
by Bob Garfield on May 18, 8:02 AM
The Pentagon has been writing checks to NFL teams for staging heartstring-plucking paeans to our military. In the past 15 years, sporting events have become ground zero in the nation's cult of military. Totally free of charge.
by Bob Garfield on May 11, 8:00 AM
You've been champing at the bit for streaming services to offer a large enough array of programming so you can call the cable company and tell them to pound sand. No premium tier. No triple play. No basic cable. Just broadband, thank you, with which to strangle the SOBs. Because now you want to use that co-ax to stream your shows without paying Big Cable for their overstuffed bundles. Death to tyrants!
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