Uneasy Rhetoric

I’ve expressed my absolute 100 percent undying ambivalence about the Joe Sun issue over at Sac Rag. There’s an excellent conversation going on there about Joe Sun’s fight with the City over its future.
I want to see that block redeveloped. At this point, I don’t see any other solution to the long-term blight [...]

Since Andrew was so kind as to pass one along, I thought I’d share the karma.
I have two invitations to Vox, the new, but hopelessly redundant, blog/community by Six Apart, the folks who own LiveJournal and TypePad.
Email me if you want one. (Hint, my email addy is on the rationale page).
Mon propre page Vox.
Update (July [...]

You already know what this is about. Floyd Landis’ situation brings up two questions that are worth exploring. First, what’s the big deal about doping anyway, and second, is this really negatively affecting the sport of cycling or sports in general?
I admit, there’s a secret, very small, libertarian streak in me that thinks [...]

We always knew that presidential candidates and similar public figures could kill their careers with one off-center remark because someone, somewhere, would take it seriously. This is why campaigning candidates are so boring. But now, apparently, even if you are a D List celebrity like Ken Jennings or Melanie Martinez, you’d best consider [...]

Darrell Steinberg helped broker the deal, now his replacement in the State Assembly is coming out against it. The Business Journal reports that Assemblymember Dave Jones (D-Sactown) doesn’t like the sales tax to fund the arena. He makes an interesting tactical argument, suggesting that downstaters might not vote for the flood protection bond [...]