When there isn't time to do science the careful, reliable way, and it becomes necessary to extrapolate beyond what is known, it is easy for science to become politicized and distorted for advantage.

Putting undercover cops in bars is dangerous rather than helpful for safety.

I think it is comparable to putting cops in schools.

*We always speak of women's safety. Let's talk about male violence instead.*

I have never understood how a man can yearn for a woman and then do, based on that yearning, something that is likely to make her unhappy with him. To me, that's akin to deciding to be totally mortified. Only some terribly important responsibility could convince me to suffer that fate by choice.

Perhaps this means I am not a normal man. Are most men different from me? If so, what made them so, and at what age? I have no idea -- how would I know?

China has banned Tesla cars from entering military bases.

I think that is wise. Maybe Tesla doesn't normally use the cameras in its cars for spying, but it would be foolish to trust any car not to spy.

We should not trust them either. Rather, we should require cars to be designed so that they _can't_ spy on what is around them.

*GOP Senator Blocks Democratic Effort to Shield Covid Relief Payments From Debt Collectors.*

I can imagine a landlord taking the relief payment to cover a small part of an unpayable debt, then evicting the tenant anyway.