I was skimming through an episode of Stossel on the subject of city management, particularly Cleveland city management, and at around 21:30 the chair of the Cleveland planning commission (attempting to justify her city's bloated planning policy) says, "I'd hate to look up one day and see a strip club next to one of my day care centers." Curiously, she never explains why … [Read more...] about Strip Clubs and Daycare
Archives for March 2010
Blogroll Maintenance
Reading the latest at Not Guilty, I realized that my blogroll is a bit out of date, not in the least because Not Guilty isn't on it. I have short descriptions for each blog in the list, so even for blogs I already have, I might have to change the description. Let's see, going through the categories... Bloggy Goodness Hit&Run Cataloguing every inch of our daily … [Read more...] about Blogroll Maintenance
Betrayed By Our Local Governments
One of the most disgusting aspects of the current economic unpleasantness is the way our local governments have betrayed us. Instead of tightening the belts like the rest of us, they've been trying to find new ways to squeeze money out of us to meet their bloated payrolls. Here in Illinois, the cost of license plate stickers has gone up $21. No reason for it, they just need to … [Read more...] about Betrayed By Our Local Governments
So What If You Might Be Innocent?
I was reading Mark Bennett's account of the long and winding road that lead to the U.S. Supreme Court granting a stay of execution for Hank Skinner, a Texas man who's claiming that some untested DNA evidence might prove him innocent. It's a fascinating procedural tale, if you're into that sort of thing, which I'm not. But one thing Bennett wrote really sticks out: If the … [Read more...] about So What If You Might Be Innocent?
A Bank Robbery To Go
In the movies and on television, bank robbers are daring and audacious. After storming the bank in a blitz attack that stuns the guards, they force the bank manager to empty the vault while they raid the teller drawers. All the while, one of them yells out a precise two-minute countdown that will allow them to escape before the police respond. In real life, bank … [Read more...] about A Bank Robbery To Go