Month: November 2009

New York City robocalls

This Times piece discusses its author’s distaste for political robocalls. These calls are nothing but political spam, and since it is possible to thwart computer-spam transmissions, surely the technology exists, or can be devised, to block robocalls. I am aware of the First Amendment implications of what I am proposing, and they weigh on me. […]

New York corruption trial to begin

The Post reports that Joseph Bruno’s trial on corruption charges is set to start this week. Federal prosecutors accuse Bruno of collecting $3.2 million in commissions and gifts over 13 years in return for using his state influence to benefit a dozen labor unions and three private businessmen. He has pleaded not guilty and denounced […]