Windypundit

Classical liberalism, criminal laws, the war on drugs, economics, free speech, technology, photography, sex work, cats, and whatever else comes to mind.

Author: Mark Draughn

  • Don’t Dis the iPad

    I think it’s fair to say that Scott Greenfield is not a fan of Apple’s iPad. From reading his banter with Brian Tannebaum, I gather there’s been a lot of hype about how the iPad is a “game changer” for lawyers — I guess because it can serve as a thin client front-end to some… Read more

  • We All Knew This Was Coming: Caylee’s Law

    I haven’t posted anything about Casey Anthony trial. I’d pretty much like to keep it that way because, really, I don’t know anything about the case. On the other hand, I know there’s a long and painful history of laws like this: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 6, 2011 Contacts: Michelle Crowder, “Caylee’s Law” petition-starter, 918-289-8479 (CDT)Brian… Read more

  • The Road to Chicago

    So, after I drove to Avalon, I had to drive back to Chicago. My wife had gone to Avalon ahead of me with her friends, and I was going to meet her there and bring her home. We were planning to swing south into Kentucky to visit family on the way. Step one was getting… Read more

  • Recently on Nobody’s Business

    Acouple of things from the other blog: Maggie McNeill gives a nice overview of the different styles of laws about prostitution. My road trip gives me an excuse to address one of the sillier arguments against libertarianism.   Read more

  • The Road to Avalon

    So I just drove from Chicago to the Jersey Shore, and boy are my arms tired… Knees. I meant to say, boy are my knees tired. They got really stiff from sitting in one position for 20 hours of drive time over 2 days. I wanted to leave on Thursday morning, but a couple of… Read more