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Getting Away With Murder Feb. 22, 2024
Last week, Russian political activist and dissident Alexei Navalny died in a Siberian prison camp, w... Read More
The IRS Serves Its 'Customers' by Terrifying Them: A $2.1 Million Penalty for Failing to File a Form on Time Reveals the Agency's True Nature Jan. 25, 2023
As tax season begins, the IRS is making a show of using its newly expanded budget to improve the age... Read More
Yes, There Are Large Fines Oct. 01, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I work in a convenience store on the weekends while I attend community college. Often t... Read More
This Woman Faces $165,000 in Fines for Three Trivial Code Violations: Sandy Martinez Is Challenging the Exorbitant Penalty for Driveway Cracks, a Storm-Damaged Fence and Cars Parked in an 'Unapproved' Manner on Her Own Property Jul. 14, 2021
The town of Lantana, Florida, is demanding that Sandy Martinez pay $165,000 in fines, which is nearl... Read More
Differing Perspectives on the College Admissions Scandal Apr. 17, 2019
Dear Annie: My best friend and I agree on almost everything, but something has come up that has caus... Read More
Child in Car Seat Falls out of Moving Car. Jail the Mom? Jan. 24, 2019
There but for the grace of God go I — and anyone who has ever used a car seat wrong. A Minneso... Read More
Punish Poor People Jan. 10, 2018
Store owner Kamal Saleh was just hit with thousands of dollars in fines. His crime? He sold three c... Read More
The Brute Force of Government Spending on Autopilot Mar. 20, 2016
My car was towed from an area near a train station in San Francisco last month. I had parked in fron... Read More
Public Safety Was the Last Thing on Their Minds Jun. 21, 2015
Everyone has a story: The time an unlicensed driver rear-ended me. The time an unlicensed driver ran... Read More
Volunteers for Vino: The Saga Continues Oct. 07, 2014
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Westover Vineyards of Castro Valley. Owner Bill Smyth is prepar... Read More
Too Big to Punish Sep. 19, 2014
A few months ago, in a press conference about the felony conviction of Credit Suisse, Attorney Gener... Read More
And About _____Time, Too! Jun. 10, 2012
What some of us — well, anyway I do — refer to as the Slobbification of America made a g... Read More
The Freakin' FCC: The Increasingly Incomprehensible Ban on Broadcast Indecency Jan. 10, 2012
My daughters, who range in age from 5 to 18, watch TV programs and movies on DVDs, on smart phones, ... Read More
