I think this may have been a reference to the now-infamous "your an idiot" response. Not sure though. 50% possibility it's an actual idiot, 50% possibility of a reference.

I believe his original statement was a best out of 3. Check his blog.

He offered them a settlement just as ridiculous as the lawsuit they proposed.

How, exactly, would you "ultimately prove" anything about life? I'm a very religious person, and I love science, but I also know that humility is the biggest key to seeking understanding about the world. Not every religious person is anti-science. Many of us fully embrace both.

Right after Diablo III gets a delay until at least January. I didn't believe the people saying there was a connection, but the timing here is more than a coincidence.

About your last point, really consider this: Which is going to help more asthmatic children in urban areas: forcing their parents to buy them more expensive medication, or removing the pollutants from the inhalers? And also thank you for pointing out individuals in the GOP's lackluster lineup, rather than blatant remarks about all conservatives.

He seems like a fun crazy to let roam. Mostly harmless.

Kids these days. I blame the parents.

If the US is doomed, then let it die. The entire point of our founders was that even "people this stupid" have the right to govern themselves. If you really don't believe that, then let the system kill itself off.

The many states being allowed to have varying laws is actually shown to be effective here. Missouri tried something new and failed. The rest of the country can choose to take what happened here into their own decision making process. One state now suffers the consequences of passing a law like this, instead of the entire population.

No, he's saying that children are impressionable. This is proven. But if your perspective is taken into account, then every student has to be evaluated on their capacity to make any decision before being allowed or disallowed to make it. This won't work because no evaluation system will work for every student in every situation, and as soon as one student's capacity for making a decision is overevaluated and that student is hurt or something, the entire system will be blamed. It's much easier to understand trends of student development and to realize while the occasional very mature student is restricted by the system, most of them follow some basic patterns, including a vulnerability to exploitation by those in authority until late high school or afterwards.

It sounds like the teacher there wasn't using his authority to encourage or coerce the student into a relationship. That's the real risk as far as teacher-student relationships; a student may feel like it is entirely voluntary but the teacher's authoritative position has formed the entire thing. And that should be the target of any law. Instead, teachers are treated like criminals. We are held to a very high standard of behavior, but treated like dog shit in return.

FTFY

We in Nashville eagerly await Amazon's move here.

Not at all. The best recent breakthrough in getting people to stop speeding have been big signs that show you your speed. Now, just about in every school zone, I get a flashing light when I'm going over 20mph. No cop, no ticket, no privacy invasion. I get a personal message that I am breaking the law. And really, that's all it takes.