Year: 2008
SEX DEPT.
Prosecuting Johns – Part 3: Respecting Women
This is the third and final post in a series of responses (starting here) to an opinion piece by Melissa Farley and Norma Ramos arguing that the customers of prostitutes are sexual predators and should be punished as such. The article made me angry, and I’m trying to explain why. The equation of slavery and prostitution… Read more
HEALTHCARE DEPT.
Solving the Healthcare Crisis at Gunpoint
Hey everybody! I’ve got a plan that will provide high-speed broadband service to every American! Wanna hear it? It’s simple: Just have Congress pass a law forcing every American to buy high-speed broadband service! I’m kidding, but these people aren’t: WASHINGTON – The health insurance industry says it will support a national health care overhaul… Read more
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DEPT.
WWHHD?
What would Horatio Hornblower do? I’m referring to this crap: NEW DELHI – Separate bands of pirates hijacked two ships and captured their crews, while yet another opened fire on an Indian navy ship before being driven off — clear signs that the brigands roaming the Gulf of Aden are becoming bolder and more violent,… Read more
ECONOMICS DEPT.
If We’re Going to Bail Out the Detroit Automakers…
In response to my brief hand-off to Moby Kip’s post about why we shouldn’t bailout the big three automakers, somebody calling himself an Authentic Connecticut Republican (I’m assuming they’re rare there) posted a long pre-written screed, complete with bold text. I was about to delete it when I realized…it wasn’t all as crazy as it… Read more
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT DEPT.
CSI: Douglas County, Nebraska
Radley Balko has been all over the problems with Mississippi’s forensic sciences, but now David Tarrell reports in from Nebraska: …CSI commander David Kofoed was called in for one more search. He “found” a speck of blood matching one the murder victim’s DNA on the vehicle’s steering column. Case closed, right? How is the defense… Read more