The Constitutional concept of incorporation (known more formally as the Doctrine of Incorporation) basically says that the restrictions on government action held against the federal government by virtue of the Constitution and more specifically the Bill of Rights, are also held to restrict actions by state and local governments. Quoting from the Basics Project regarding [...]
From the aviation genius who floated the idea of making you pay to go to the bathroom on one of their flights, Michael O’Leary of Ryanair is suggesting they might implement a “standing” class of passenger service. And by “standing” I mean if you buy one of those tickets you’re going to be standing instead [...]
The surviving pages of the oldest known example of the written Bible are being assembled in 1 place for the first time in 150 years of study. The Codex Sinaiticus is a Greek-language transcription consisting of about 400 pages of prepared animal skin and, reports say, containing a complete copy of the New Testament, parts [...]
Back when I was in elementary school I remember seeing charts in gym class called “height/weight” charts. They were easy to use: you looked up how tall you were and then you could see how much you were supposed to weigh. Weigh more than that and you were too fat. (Things were pretty black and [...]
