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				Culture War Roundup for the week of May 25, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Notably, the Citizens United organization is a 501(c)4, not an LLC.  If you think that "stripping the corporation of rights" isn't a constitutional infringement, the ACLU is also a 501(c)4: can we silence them during election season too?


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of May 25, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Having gotten married in my 20s, fresh out of college myself, I think it provided an opportunity for us to grow together as we started careers, before we were individually as rigidly bound to careers, friend groups, and other obligations.  It was a very flexible time in our lives.


I don't regret it, but I can see that friends that are still looking in their 30s and 40s are hauling more baggage that has to fit in the wagon when they get hitched.  Not even bad baggage, necessarily: sometimes it's that you both would have friend groups you've made and standing plans five nights a week.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of May 25, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


But you're still describing a values violation and deep regret, not a clear physical assault.




Our statutory rape laws are (generally, in the US) written as strict liability and don't require physical violence (which would probably trigger additional charges), seemingly because we do see it as a values issue.  And I'm not sure that's wrong, personally.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of May 25, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I've started listening to SCOTUS oral arguments as a podcast, and some of my consistent complaints are the lack of statistical literacy, and some justices really wanting to lean on "scientists" as an unelected fourth branch of government.


I think your suggestion here is the right one: let Congress interpret the science in writing laws; don't have the Judicial branch try to do scientific literature reviews.


It's not like we don't have lots of evidence of negligent or even outright fraudulent publications in even reputable journals.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for May 24, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I go back and forth on the viability of that in the modern era: there are certainly solo discussion influencers on social media that shape ongoing politics, if not as directly.  This site has loose associations with several such folks.


But it certainly would take a Wiggin-caliber poster to make it viable, and to have that much sway.  But I also don't see any of the current crop parlaying it into global political office.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of May 18, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I have always found "fleet in being" an interesting way to look at this question: a bunch of ships can have strategic value even without leaving port, just to tie down enemy resources to use against them because of the implication.


Of course, if nobody ever sails their fleet, the hypothetical threat isn't quite as credible.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of May 18, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Given the, uh, rather mechanical ways in which models are trained, I could see a precedent that they're not copyrightable as a potential outcome: does it involve more creativity than a phone book?  "Turning the crank" doesn't make something a creative work in the US.


But I wouldn't put a huge bet on any particular outcome there.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of May 18, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


breaking into an artistic industry becomes even more difficult than it already is.




I vaguely expect analog artistic media to rise in popularity.  Paint brushes, pens, and such are clear "not AI" status marks.  Also live music.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for May 22, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
The actual story of the MissingNo bug feels pretty unrealistic, but fits the bill too and wasn't a lie.  It did probably make the others more believable, though.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of May 18, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


Under the new rules, that's a boomer.




I think I'm going to have to come up with some jokes to associate people making these claims with the University of Oklahoma, or the state more broadly.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of May 18, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Sadly, I'm not sure these two statements are necessarily at odds in 2026.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of May 18, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


images of the absolute spiderwebs of spent drone fiberoptic cables covering forests and fields and towns




Are those bare fibers plastic or glass?  Given the optimization for weight, I assume they're not that strong as fibers go, but I guess I don't have a good sense of how either would break down over time given the odd shape.