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 has come into force. It permits the arrest of anyone found "eliciting, … [Read more...] about Unrelated Stories: Photographing Cops
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 of level of misunderstanding so profound that it's difficult to … [Read more...] about Stupidity and Darwin and Liberals and Molotov Mitchell
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 even wrong. My last post explained what happens to Gross … [Read more...] about Thinking About the Stimulus: Fear Itself
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. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said … [Read more...] about Sanity In the Phelps Fiasco?
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...] about Blawg Review #199 Is Up