Wow. There's new evidence in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case. Newer, bigger, better DNA testing has found yet more DNA from a stranger on her clothes. The presence of DNA trace evidence in several different places suggests that this is not merely innocent transfer, but a trace of her killer. No match to DNA databases. So far... … [Read more...] about JonBenet’s Parents Still Not Guilty
The Road To Hell Is Paved With Rent-Seeking
To a free-market economist, greed (as commonly defined) is not a bad thing. There's nothing wrong with wanting to earn as much money as possible. Free markets work well when everyone is trying to do exactly that. Only when some market player tries to earn a lot of money by manipulating non-market forces do economists become enraged and hurl swear words. Economists being dreary … [Read more...] about The Road To Hell Is Paved With Rent-Seeking
A Sampling of Evidence
In an article about the legal defenses for a drug possession charge, Jon Katz mentions a case in which a suspect was caught with ten pills, all allegedly methadone. The state had a chemist test one of the pills to determine it was methadone, then the chemist testified that the other pills looked similar. This was enough to convict, and the decision quoted favorably an earlier … [Read more...] about A Sampling of Evidence
‘Bye, Norm.
It's official, I guess. Norm Pattis is blogging no more. Scott Greenfield was way ahead of the pack on this, but I couldn't tell how serious it was. It turns out Norm really does plan to study Greek. In what I guess is his typical don't-give-a-damn approach, Norm hasn't just stopped blogging, he's taken down his blog. Not only is everything he wrote gone, but he's broken all … [Read more...] about ‘Bye, Norm.
Use a Pellet Gun, Go To Jail
New Jersey resident Ryan Narciso could get three years in jail for having an air-powered pellet gun in his car, according to a story by Ken Serrano at MyCentralJersey.com: The gun, a Gamo P-23, was sitting under the rear window of the 2004 coupe. Looking like a larger-caliber handgun, the firearm drew a quick response from the bicycle-patrol officer who stopped … [Read more...] about Use a Pellet Gun, Go To Jail