Judge Gives Green Light for Widow of Gregory Harvey to Sue ICE

A United States district judge is allowing a complaint filed by the widow of Gregory Harvey to proceed to trial, despite the objections of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Harvey, a Jamaican-born green card holder, was detained by ICE for nearly two years while awaiting possible deportation to a prison in Goshen, NY.



Intermediaries and Complexity, Pt. 2

Today, most of us are a long way from directly interacting with the resources we need to live. So, why is this a big deal? What does it all mean? On one hand, societies grow in complexity because complexity solves problems. On the other hand, every level of complexity that we add, like the layers of an onion, means introducing intermediaries to the equation, and each middleman adds a cost to the expense of living our lives



Giti Tire USA Recalls Replacement Passenger Car Tires

A recall has been issued for Primewell brand tires over concerns that the “sidewalls can crack and lose air, increasing the risk of a crash.” The recall was issued by Giti Tire USA, a California-based company that distributes the tires. So far the recall includes an estimated 394,000 Valera Touring II replacement passenger car tires that have been sold to a number of different Firestone stores.



Judge Orders Wisconsin Department of Corrections to Stop Abuse at Juvenile Facilities

A federal judge ruled Monday that the Wisconsin Department of Corrections must institute a series of changes to ‘drastically reduce’ inmate abuse at juvenile detention facilities across the state. Coverage by The New York Times indicates that U.S. District Judge James Peterson delivered his verdict with the intention of reducing and eliminating constitutional violations at




The Evolution of Intermediaries, Pt. 1

Humans haven’t always had such a complex way of living. In simpler times, people interacted more directly with the processes that satisfied their needs and sustained their lives. Over time, however, complexity naturally evolved as a way of solving problems. Intermediaries – middlemen – were added in between people and their goals. Whether or not this is a good thing depends upon who you are, what you need, and how much “help” you can afford.