Day: January 5, 2018💾

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Old New York 2-color traffic signal sequence

From Youtube: "When I was a kid in the 70's, there were still a bunch of 2-color signals around New York city, and this is how they changed indications. I was fascinated by these...especially since we didn't have them in Jersey."

SVGZ Graphic: Median Household Income in Niagara County

Gonzales v. Raich – Wikipedia

Gonzales v. Raich – Wikipedia

I predict that the Supreme Court will over-turn Gonzales v. Raich in the next few years, as the Trump administration goes after state marijuana laws. I have a feeling that Neil Gorsch will take a the opposite (libertarian) position to Anthony Scalia, and Kennedy will retire or pass away, and Trump will appoint another justice. Or one or more liberals will flip. Either way, it will strike a rod through the heart of Wickard v. Filburn, which allowed the federal government to regulate grain grown by farmers for consumption by livestock on-farm.

While many conservatives will like to see Heart of Atlanta be overturned, I think that's unlikely because that's a clear case of interstate commerce, with 75% of Heart of Atlanta Motel visitors coming from out of state. The part of Heart of Atlanta relating to the whites-only Lester Maddox's Pickrick restaurant is more questionable if that restaurant wasn't as widely used by interstate travelers, instead relying on claims that the Pickrick bought food and restaurant supplies from out-of-state, therefore being subject to Civil Rights Act.

How Donald Trump and Roy Cohn’s Ruthless Symbiosis Changed America

How Donald Trump and Roy Cohn’s Ruthless Symbiosis Changed America

"In 1973, a brash young would-be developer from Queens met one of New York’s premier power brokers: Roy Cohn, whose name is still synonymous with the rise of McCarthyism and its dark political arts. With the ruthless attorney as a guide, Trump propelled himself into the city’s power circles and learned many of the tactics that would inexplicably lead him to the White House years later."