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A piece of yellow CAUTION tape in a chain link fence. | Danhussey5 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Unfriendly Fire

Charles Oliver | 10.17.2023 4:00 AM

A policeman against an orange background, punching with his fist toward the camera. | Aaron Amat | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: We're Here To Help

Charles Oliver | 10.16.2023 4:00 AM

A woman sits on the floor, curled into a ball with her head down, in an asylum. | Yuri Arcurs | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: I'm Telling You, She's Crazy

Charles Oliver | 10.13.2023 4:00 AM

Paramedics transport an injured man on a gurney. | Mike2focus | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Please Wait Outside

Charles Oliver | 10.12.2023 4:00 AM

A USPS mail carrier loading packages into a mail truck. | Kilmermedia | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Bad Delivery

Charles Oliver | 10.11.2023 4:00 AM

A smartphone screen depicting social media apps YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat, Telegram, Twitter (now X), Instagram, Whatsapp, Skype, Reddit, etc. | Bigtunaonline | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Fining Free Speech, Eh

Charles Oliver | 10.10.2023 4:00 AM

Babi guling, a popular Balinese dish that contains rice and roasted pork. | yana koh | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: What's Their Beef?

Charles Oliver | 10.9.2023 4:00 AM

Classroom of British schoolchildren. | Brett Critchley | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: A Tax on Learning

Charles Oliver | 10.6.2023 4:00 AM

Brickbat: Watch What You Print

Charles Oliver | 10.5.2023 4:00 AM

The kitchen of a new, empty apartment. | Alexandre Zveiger | Dreamstime.com

Low-income housing

Brickbat: Still Waiting

Charles Oliver | 10.4.2023 4:00 AM

A forensic scientist takes a DNA sample. | Robert Kneschke | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: DNA Doesn't Lie

Charles Oliver | 10.3.2023 4:00 AM

Chain-link fence topped with razor wire. | Jim Parkin | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Deep in the Heart of Texas

Charles Oliver | 10.2.2023 4:00 AM

bb2 | Illustrations: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: October 2023

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

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 9.30.2023 6:00 AM

Police car speeding through a city street. | Tomislav Pinter | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Just a 'Regular Person'

Charles Oliver | 9.29.2023 4:00 AM

A toddler raises his hand at a school desk. | Stevies | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: No Running in the Halls

Charles Oliver | 9.28.2023 4:00 AM

A U.K. police patrol car sits roadside on a residential street. | Thomas Gowanlock | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Lying Is Worse Than Disobedience

Charles Oliver | 9.27.2023 4:00 AM

Over-the-shoulder shot of a trucker speaking into his CB radio. | Welcomia | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: He Doth Protest Too Much

Charles Oliver | 9.26.2023 4:00 AM

A thick red hardcover book is chained shut. | Andrey Metelev | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: That's Not What I Meant

Charles Oliver | 9.25.2023 4:00 AM

From indoors, a young girl looks forlornly out a window. | Katarzyna Bialasiewicz | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Charles Oliver | 9.22.2023 4:00 AM

A woman identifies a suspect from a police lineup. | Framestock Footages | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Justice Delayed

Charles Oliver | 9.21.2023 4:00 AM

A man vapes from an e-cigarette on the street. | Eldar Nurkovic | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Up in Smoke

Charles Oliver | 9.20.2023 4:00 AM

Agents of the Transportation Security Agency check bags in the checkpoint line. | Joni Hanebutt | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: The Unfriendly Skies

Charles Oliver | 9.19.2023 4:00 AM

A line of police officers in riot gear, seen from the knees down. | Kalvis Kalsers | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Boot to the Face

Charles Oliver | 9.18.2023 4:00 AM

London Metropolitan Police officers on motorcycles. | Simon Thomas | Dreamstime.com

Energy efficiency

Brickbat: Old Boys Club

Charles Oliver | 9.15.2023 4:00 AM

A group of volleyball players playing close to the net on an outdoor court at night. | Eugene Onischenko | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Spiked

Charles Oliver | 9.14.2023 4:00 AM

Asian women in a garden wearing traditional Chinese dress and holds a red umbrella. | Tawatchai Prakobkit | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Fashion Police

Charles Oliver | 9.13.2023 4:00 AM

Two girls stand back to back, holding their fingers like guns. | Darrinhenry | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Be Careful Where You Point That

Charles Oliver | 9.12.2023 4:00 AM

Brickbat: Careful What You Tweet

Charles Oliver | 9.11.2023 4:00 AM

Sign on a business that reads "No Firearms Allowed on Premises." | Michael Vi | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Carry On

Charles Oliver | 9.8.2023 4:00 AM

A baby boy's face seen through the slats of his crib, giving an effect of prison bars. | Maria Butrova | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Born Behind Bars

Charles Oliver | 9.7.2023 4:00 AM

A judge's gavel against the backdrop of the flag of Saudi Arabia. | Sergei Babenko | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: The King and I

Charles Oliver | 9.6.2023 4:00 AM

A pen and a bullet on top of a federal firearm transaction record. | Guy Sagi | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: On Record

Charles Oliver | 9.5.2023 4:00 AM

Shelves in a public library. | MrFly | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Keep It Down In the Library

Charles Oliver | 9.4.2023 4:00 AM

Black-and-white image of a row of urinals in a public men's room. | Artinun Prekmoung | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Pissed Off

Charles Oliver | 9.1.2023 4:00 AM

Aerial shot of downtown New Orleans, in which Caesars Superdome is visible. | Felix Mizioznikov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Shameful Indeed

Charles Oliver | 8.31.2023 4:00 AM

A baby girl with a stuffed animal drinks milk from a bottle. | Vitmark | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: A Serious Drinking Problem

Charles Oliver | 8.30.2023 4:00 AM

The interior of a hotel room. | Pa2011 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Let's Stay Awhile

Charles Oliver | 8.29.2023 4:00 AM

Chicago Police Department SUV | Erik Lattwein | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Too Much Paperwork

Charles Oliver | 8.28.2023 4:00 AM

Family of four shopping at the supermarket. | Photographerlondon | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Ideological Impurity

Charles Oliver | 8.25.2023 4:00 AM

Applebee's restaurant | Jonathan Weiss | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Fast Casual Police Abuse

Charles Oliver | 8.24.2023 4:00 AM

Melbourne police officers wearing COVID-19 face masks. | Filedimage | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Lockdowns Down Under

Charles Oliver | 8.23.2023 4:00 AM

An immigrant man stands on the sidewalk in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. | SUN/Newscom

Brickbat: What You Don't Know Can't Hurt Us

Charles Oliver | 8.22.2023 4:00 AM

bb3 | Illustration: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: August/September 2023

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

Peter Bagge and Charles Oliver | 8.21.2023 6:00 AM

A blonde woman sits on a park bench on a laptop. | Andrew Angelov | Dreamstime.com

Campus Free Speech

Brickbat: You Can't Say That on Campus

Charles Oliver | 8.21.2023 4:00 AM

A British police officer wears a yellow vest with "POLICE" on the back. | Wirestock | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Sticks and Stones

Charles Oliver | 8.18.2023 4:00 AM

A cute brown Pomeranian dog lying happily on grass. | Anutr Tosirikul | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Sorry, I Was Aiming at Your Dog

Charles Oliver | 8.17.2023 4:00 AM

Kids line up at an ice cream truck in Manhattan. | Zhukovsky | Dreamstime.com

Government mandates

Brickbat: I Scream, You Scream

Charles Oliver | 8.16.2023 4:00 AM

A backhoe finishes demolishing a house. | Evaulphoto | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: You Pay for Our Mistake

Charles Oliver | 8.15.2023 4:00 AM

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