One of the themes I keep hitting over and over here at Windypundit is that SWAT raids for drug crimes are a bad idea. Of course, I think the whole War on Drugs is a bad idea, but fighting that war through an endless series of armed home invasions is a plan that will only lead to carnage and tears. It's simple statistics. The more times you send armed teams to break into … [Read more...] about Another Drug Raid, Another Pointless Death
The Totalitarian Moment
The title is not about Mitt Romney winning the Iowa caucus, it's about Rick Santorum coming in second. I explain my reaction over at Nobody's Business in this post. If nothing else, watch the three minute video in which Santorum explains why freedom is bad and ask yourself if this is the guy you want to have the power to detain Americans without a trial. It's not too early to … [Read more...] about The Totalitarian Moment
Come Together
This is kind of awesome: New Year's Eve party at Mala Restaurant in Wailea, where the audience got to hear "Come Together" as performed by Steven Tyler, Alice Cooper, and...you won't see this coming...Weird Al: Note that Weird Al is the only one who knows all the words. There are worse ways to start the new year. … [Read more...] about Come Together
2011 in Review
2011 was kind of a busy year for me, especially during the latter half of the year when -- after 10 years in the part-time consulting racket -- I returned to full-time employment. It really cut into my blogging time, and I want to thank all of my loyal readers for sticking around. In any case, here at Windypundit, 2011 was the year in which: I argued that bloggers shouldn't … [Read more...] about 2011 in Review
Why SOPA is Bad and What You Can Do About It
This is a great explanation of how and why the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R.3261) is going to do a lot of damage to the Internet: And this is what you can do about it. Make waves. Talk to people. Tell your congresscritters to vote against it. If you want to know more, you can read more about SOPA at Wikipedia, you can see its progress at GovTrack, and you can find out more … [Read more...] about Why SOPA is Bad and What You Can Do About It