What Do Chase Bank, Condoms, The Tea Party, And Petty Fraud Have In Common?

In mid-March, a division of JPMorgan Chase rejected an application to process payments for the fledgling New York City condom company Lovability, citing "reputational risk" associated with "adult" products. Ridicule and mockery predictably ensued. But Chase's decision wasn't an isolated corporate gaffe -- it's the latest, weirdest product to emerge from a subculture of start-up lobbying groups, fringe Tea Party hyperventalists and small-time crooks who have spent months fighting a simple crackdo...