Author: Mark Draughn
FULFILLED EXPECTATIONS DEPT.
Unrelated Stories: Photographing Cops
Via Nobody’s Business comes the news that our British cousins have made it illegal to take pictures of cops: From today, anyone taking a photograph of a police officer could be deemed to have committed a criminal offence. That is because of a new law – Section 76 of the Counter Terrorism Act – which… Read more
SCIENCE DEPT.
Stupidity and Darwin and Liberals and Molotov Mitchell
In another post, I mentioned that I was worried that I might write something that was so bad it wasn’t even wrong. I borrowed that phrase from Steven Pinker (who borrowed it from someone else), and since saying that, I’ve been concerned that people might not understand what I mean. I’m talking about a level… Read more
ECONOMICS DEPT.
Thinking About the Stimulus: Fear Itself
This is the 2nd post of my amateur exploration of the reasoning behind the stimulus bill. I think I do okay writing about microeconomic issues, but this is my first real attempt at discussing macroeconomics. There’s a distinct possibility that some of this is very badly wrong, or worse, so badly written that it’s not… Read more
WAR ON DRUGS DEPT.
Sanity In the Phelps Fiasco?
Strangely, it appears sanity may prevail in the ridiculous investigation into Michael Phelps’ alleged pot smoking by Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott: COLUMBIA, S.C. – A South Carolina sheriff said Monday he was not going to charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time gold medalist showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe.… Read more
LEGAL DEPT.
Blawg Review #199 Is Up
Blawg Review #199 is up at Mark Bennett’s Defending People and Oh My God the very first link is to one of my posts. I hope I didn’t write anything stupid in there. Read more