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How often does cheekiness work out on applications?

For example, I had a friend who put "Time 2006 Person of the Year" on his applications. The Time Person of the Year in 2006 was "You." (A nod to the big and shiny Web 2.0)

Fun fact: Google Translate thinks this comment was written in Irish.

It also thinks Origamipana's comment was written in Finnish.

That's precisely correct.

He wasn't read his Miranda rights because the police needed to be sure that there were no more bombs planted anywhere that would be going off any time soon.

If he had been read his rights, he easily could've just exercised his right to remain silent, shut up, and other bombs could've gone off in the meantime. By using the public safety exception, he could be questioned about any other set bombs he might have information on.

Nothing he said before being Mirandized would be admissible in court, but if he revealed anything about any other bombs, the police would've been able to take action and potentially stop those bombs from going off.

And for the record, the public safety exception is about 20 years older than the Patriot Act. They're almost completely unrelated.

To their credit, Stewart, Colbert, and John Oliver have all taken time on their shows to criticize the internet headlines written about them.

Beyond Moynihan, who are some of the most underrated figures in American political philosophy?