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In an idea created by someone with a serious irony deficiency, today’s Washington Post has a story about picketers who are hired just to protest. According to the Post, the unions have hiring the homeless, day-laborers, and students to march in picket lines.

The irony? The union doesn’t offer benefits, better hours, or any of the things organized labor “gives” (read: falsely promises) to its workers. Perhaps these professional picketers should unionize…

C’est quatorze juillet, le jour commémorant la prise de la Bastille.

Viva la France!

Tomorrow kicks off the start of the worlds most famous bicycle race. This time, however, the tour does not start in France. No, the tour starts in London, travels into Belgium, then on into the French countryside. Whatever the result of this French domination of Britain, I’m ready for the next three weeks of cycling fury.

More information can be obtained from the Tour’s official webstie.

Keeping in the spirit of 4th of July fireworks, here is a birthday tribute to the Crab Nebula. (via Wired)

Anthony Sebok has an article at FindLaw that discusses why Rule 11 is an ineffective tool to prevent frivolous lawsuits. Hint: we need to be more “continental” and adopt a “loser pays” system.