What Shepherds Do When They're Bored: (No, it's not dirty.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3qvJgY9XQI(Hat tip: Lindsay) An Interesting Way to Draw Cartoons: (Yes, it's dirty.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fmfL5sJ7F4 … [Read more...] about What Shepherds Do When They’re Bored. Also, An Interesting Approach to Drawing Cartoons
The Ventris Interview and a Nomination for the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court's decision in Kansas v. Ventris is one of the strangest things I've seen from them in a long time. I'm not a lawyer, but as I understand the law, it has been normal procedure for many years that once a defendant invokes his right to a lawyer, the cops have to stop questioning him. From that moment forward---all the way to end of the trial if need … [Read more...] about The Ventris Interview and a Nomination for the Supreme Court
Obama at 100 Days: Meet the New Boss…
Shortly before President Obama took office, I posted a freedom scorecard by which I could judge his presidency. Although it was hardly a formal assessment document, it's a nice framework for a post reviewing Obama's first 100 days. I started with a list of some discrete things Obama could do to make us more free: Stop the federal government from raiding medical marijuana users … [Read more...] about Obama at 100 Days: Meet the New Boss…
How Much Government Should We Have?
Jamie Spencer has a question about the size of government: But the big "L" libertarians often use a certain phrase that I just don't understand. For example, my friend and Dallas criminal defense lawyer Robert Guest uses it in a post about tea parties: As a libertarian I'm for anything that reduces the size and scope of government. You're for anything that reduces the size and … [Read more...] about How Much Government Should We Have?
Subpoena of an Encrypted Hard Drive
Jon Katz writes about the Boucher case, where the government is trying to get a look at the contents of Boucher's encrypted hard drive: , who talked of the Fifth Amendment right not to reveal one's computer password. On appeal to District Court Judge Sessions, the prosecution fashioned its argument as not seeking a password but seeking an unencrypted copy of the hard drive of … [Read more...] about Subpoena of an Encrypted Hard Drive