Brickbats Archives - Page 13 of 127

A 3D illustration of a stage at a comedy club, with a brick wall backdrop, a stool, and a microphone on a stand. | Trodler | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Mostly Free Speech

Charles Oliver | 8.30.2024 4:00 AM

Close-up of an arrestee's hands, with wrists handcuffed, as a police officer points | Wutthichai Luemuang | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: The Usual Suspect

Charles Oliver | 8.29.2024 4:00 AM

A car pulled over on the side of the road with two police vehicles behind. | Walter Arce | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: What Have We Here?

Charles Oliver | 8.28.2024 4:00 AM

Man in business suit being kicked by a giant foot. | Ratz Attila | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Surprise Ejection

Charles Oliver | 8.27.2024 4:00 AM

Close-up of a pair of scissors being used to cut up a Visa credit card. | Rafael Ben Ari | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Cutting You Off

Charles Oliver | 8.26.2024 4:00 AM

A young male U.S. Secret Service agent stationed at the gate in front of the White House | Valerio Rosati | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: That Doesn't Sound Like Us

Charles Oliver | 8.23.2024 4:00 AM

Crowd of protesters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with police standing nearby. | Wirestock | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Don't Even Look

Charles Oliver | 8.22.2024 4:00 AM

Five men in swim trunks on the beach, jumping into the air with a hand raised. | Adamgregor | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Who Wears Short Shorts?

Charles Oliver | 8.21.2024 4:00 AM

A woman in silhouette pumps her fist in the middle of the crowd at a rock concert, with stage lights blaring | Bjorn Hovdal | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: We Are Not Amused

Charles Oliver | 8.20.2024 4:00 AM

A row of yellow school buses in a parking lot in Bethesda, Maryland | Grandbrothers | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Electrifying

Charles Oliver | 8.19.2024 4:00 AM

School children queue up with trays in the cafeteria. | Pojoslaw | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Playing Chicken

Charles Oliver | 8.16.2024 4:00 AM

Three diverse coed college students lay on the grass, looking at a book. | Pkchai | Dreamstime.com

Campus Free Speech

Brickbat: Free To Speak

Charles Oliver | 8.15.2024 4:00 AM

A young family, with father, mother, and two small children, carry boxes into a new apartment. | Lacheev | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: What You Don't Know

Charles Oliver | 8.14.2024 4:00 AM

Ultimate Frisbee championship players | Steve Kingsman | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Heckler's Veto

Charles Oliver | 8.13.2024 4:00 AM

bb3 | Illustration: <a href="https://reason.com/people/peter-bagge/"> Peter Bagge</a>

Brickbats: August/September 2024

News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 8.12.2024 6:00 AM

Cell in Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham, Alabama. | Phillip Foster | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: That Takes Guts

Charles Oliver | 8.12.2024 4:00 AM

A man, down on one knee, proposes to a stunned woman. | Tunahan Karadongel | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Welcome to the Family

Charles Oliver | 8.9.2024 4:00 AM

An EMED ambulance that contracts with the United Kingdom's National Health Service, parked outside a hospital in Surrey. | Martinlee58 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Too Little, Too Late

Charles Oliver | 8.8.2024 4:00 AM

Happy teens in a classroom hold U.K. "Union Jack" flags. | Sergey Novikov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: School Days

Charles Oliver | 8.7.2024 4:00 AM

Male police officer holds up on finger to the camera, as if to say "hold on." | Aaron Amat | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: No Need To Hurry

Charles Oliver | 8.6.2024 4:00 AM

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaking at a press conference in front of several news microphones. | Kyle Mazza/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Brickbat: Double Dip

Charles Oliver | 8.5.2024 4:00 AM

A female dentist sits by the patient's chair with a laptop open. | Valerii Honcharuk | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: What a Nice Idea!

Charles Oliver | 8.2.2024 4:00 AM

A businessman joyously tosses cash all over the place as if he's "making it rain." | motortion | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Worth Every Penny

Charles Oliver | 8.1.2024 4:00 AM

The silhouette of a hand, in shadow, reaches down to a pile of U.S. 0 bills | Apartura | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Go Big or Go Home

Charles Oliver | 7.31.2024 4:00 AM

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni | Stefano Costantino/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Brickbat: Short Fuse

Charles Oliver | 7.30.2024 4:00 AM

Water main, pipes with backflow preventer. | Stevendalewhite | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Getting Soaked

Charles Oliver | 7.29.2024 4:00 AM

A firefighter talks into a handheld radio as two others lean against a fire engine in the background. | Photographerlondon | Dreamstime.com

Government abuse

Brickbat: Pants on Fire

Charles Oliver | 7.26.2024 4:00 AM

A credit card with a fishhook through it and fishing line, signifying a phishing attempt. | Nevodka | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Caught a Big One

Charles Oliver | 7.24.2024 4:00 AM

A hand holds an Apple AirTag next to an open cell phone and three other AirTags. | Julija Matuka | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Every Breath You Take

Charles Oliver | 7.23.2024 4:00 AM

Black-and-white image of a car accident involving a dark sedan and a police car, each with extensive front-end damage. | Thomas Carter | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Unsafe Speeds

Charles Oliver | 7.22.2024 4:00 AM

A hand reaches down to grab a bundle of newspapers bound with twine. | blurf | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Hot Off the Press

Charles Oliver | 7.19.2024 4:00 AM

Sign on a building of the Department of Motor Vehicles | David Tonelson | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Driving Me Crazy

Charles Oliver | 7.18.2024 4:00 AM

A Target store location | Robwilson39 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Report No Evil

Charles Oliver | 7.17.2024 4:00 AM

Website login page with username and password entries blanked out. | Gunnar3000 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: I Can't Get Into That

Charles Oliver | 7.16.2024 4:00 AM

An empty office chair with a sign on it that says OUT OF OFFICE | Flynt | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: No-Show Job

Charles Oliver | 7.12.2024 4:00 AM

A short woman in a purple plaid top reaches up to put her hand over the head of a tall man in a grey sweater. | andreikorzhyts | Dreamstime.com

College Admissions

Brickbat: No Short Kings

Charles Oliver | 7.11.2024 4:00 AM

A pile of red rice | Coconutdreams | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Too High

Charles Oliver | 7.10.2024 4:00 AM

A witch's hands stir a magic potion on a table near tarot cards | Filindmitriy86 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Black Magic Woman

Charles Oliver | 7.9.2024 4:00 AM

Man typing code into a laptop screen | blurf | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Model Misbehavior

Charles Oliver | 7.8.2024 4:00 AM

A man in a park, wearing a heavy coat, clears a walkway using a backpack leaf blower. | Olena1 | Dreamstime.com

Local Government

Brickbat: Turning Over a New Leaf

Charles Oliver | 7.5.2024 4:00 AM

A tall glass of beer labeled Old Chicago, inside a bar. | Wirestock | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Not-So-Sweet 16

Charles Oliver | 7.4.2024 4:00 AM

A young girl with a backpack and a passport in an airport terminal | Romrodinka | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Are You Sure That's You?

Charles Oliver | 7.3.2024 4:00 AM

Two police officers stand in a blurred background, while one holds up a smartphone with a blank screen | Lightfieldstudiosprod | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: A Picture's Worth 1,000 Words

Charles Oliver | 7.2.2024 4:00 AM

A black and brown dachshund, looking surprised, is covered with U.S. bills as if they're bedsheets. | Irina Meshcheryakova | Dreamstime.com

Local Government

Brickbat: Gone to the Dogs

Charles Oliver | 7.1.2024 4:00 AM

A fence with dense vegetation growing | Anatol1973 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: No Thanks for Clearing That Up

Charles Oliver | 6.28.2024 4:00 AM

Shelves and cooler in a convenience store. | Tonny Anwar | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: How Inconvenient

Charles Oliver | 6.27.2024 4:00 AM

Close-up of a water glass as it is being filled past the rim. | Juan Moyano | Dreamstime.com

State Governments

Brickbat: All Wet

Charles Oliver | 6.26.2024 4:00 AM

Paramedics wheel out an elderly woman, who is sitting up and smiling, on a gurney. | Tyler Olson | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Consent to Treatment

Charles Oliver | 6.25.2024 4:00 AM

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