A police officer named Scott in Hampton Roads has this to say about the Ryan Frederick verdict: Ryan Frederick will forever be known as a cop killer. He shot and killed Detective Jerrod Shivers in January 2008 while the Chesapeake Police Department was serving a search warrant at his house. He is a cold blooded killer. Our justice system, however, has seen fit to … [Read more...] about A Response to Scott’s Comments on the Frederick Conviction
About Joel Rosenberg
Joel Rosenberg has been a co-blogger here on Windypundit for a few months, so I think it's time to give him an "About" page. I asked him if he wanted to write it, but he told me to write it myself. So I did.Actually, the page is not so much about Joel as it is about my attempt to write something about Joel. I've managed to turn his "About" page into yet another post about … [Read more...] about About Joel Rosenberg
Thinking About the Stimulus: Spending
In the two previous posts in my amateur exploration of the stimulus (GDP, and then Recession), I explained what a recession is and what many economists think causes one. Now I'm going to try to explain my understanding of what a solution has to do, and why some people think a stimulus package is a good idea. (This series of posts is my first attempt to write anything about … [Read more...] about Thinking About the Stimulus: Spending
Obama Derangement Syndrome – Part 5
I started to write something about this nonsense, but Rogier van Bakel did a better job of it than I would have. … [Read more...] about Obama Derangement Syndrome – Part 5
Shooting, Scanning, Geeking, Modeling
Too busy to write much, but here are a few random shots around the web: Radley Balko has a way with headlines. The whole post is worth reading. When you go through the TSA checkpoints at some airports, body image scanners can now check you for weapons...and see you naked through your clothes. If we put up with this just to fly a plane, is there any limit to how much the … [Read more...] about Shooting, Scanning, Geeking, Modeling