The National Hustle

An investigation into questionable police shootings by the New Orleans Police Department in the wake of Katrina. — Recently, PBS Frontline aired their investigation into questionable police shootings by the New Orleans Police Department in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, titled Law & Disorder. The pervasive miscommunication between the local/state government and law enforcement in that time of crisis is mind-boggling…

A quick discussion of TSA protests and a security procedure question for everyone. — As we head into Thanksgiving, and in light of the current and planned protests of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) by both pilots and regular folks, I wanted to share some food for thought on airport security in 2010. With a nod to Pierce Brosnan‘s Tony Blair-esque character in The Ghost Writer, I want you to consider an airport with the following two options for travelers…

A video of Richard Seymour stiff-arming Ben Roethlisberger’s face.

A discussion on political discourse in the media and the 10 highest-earning political figures of 2010. — Remember what it was like when our perspective of the outside world was shaped by the nightly news on three television networks, a few national papers (maybe), and AM radio? Me neither. From the birth of the 24-hour news cycle (thanks, Ted Turner) through the evolution of digital media, we are now provided with limitless opinions, conjecture, and conflict-laden discourse. Not surprisingly, politics and social issues carry the most weight on the airwaves, in the dailies, and all over the blogosphere.

A summary of Brian Wilson’s greatest hits. — If you live in the Bay Area, you’re well-acquainted with the eccentricities of the San Francisco Giants’ closer, Brian Wilson. One of my fondest memories of Wilson came on a late-night donut-run last year, when I witnessed him warning a local shopkeeper, “Rose! I will eat ALL your doughnuts!” I’ll leave what happened next to your imagination…