A hypothetical question for my criminal law readers (or anyone else who has ideas): What should I do if I inadvertently come into possession of contraband?To make it more concrete, suppose I'm walking down the street, minding my own business, when a stranger confronts me, thrusts a duffle bag into my hands, and runs away. When I open a duffle bag, I find a tightly wrapped … [Read more...] about Possession Is Such a Strange Crime
A Few Notes About Obama’s Anti-Terror Plan
So President Obama gave a short speech about his administration's plan to fight terrorism in the wake of the possibly ISIS-linked shootings in San Bernardino. I don't know enough about the subject to comment on his foreign policy plans. On the domestic side, however, I saw a few things I want to bitch about: I will urge high-tech and law enforcement leaders to make it harder … [Read more...] about A Few Notes About Obama’s Anti-Terror Plan
The Star Wars Libertarian Special
Yes. Exactly.https://youtu.be/1HeWcY5GVlQ … [Read more...] about The Star Wars Libertarian Special
A Few Brief Meta-Observations About the Paris Attacks
The internet right now is filled with confused bits of news about the terrorist attacks in Paris. I don't really have anything to say about the attacks themselves beyond the futile observation that killing innocent people is evil. But we've seen these kinds of events before, and there are a few things I like to keep in mind:Many of the early reports are going to turn out … [Read more...] about A Few Brief Meta-Observations About the Paris Attacks
Free (Brewing of) Beer
Everybody seems to be making fun of Salon these days, and I think I'm beginning to understand why. Case in point: Marcy Wheeler's post about the recent GOP debates, responding to some of Rick Santorum's claims about insurance market consolidation under Obamacare: Santorum claimed to be a lot less worried about consolidation in the watery beer market because, “There’s no town … [Read more...] about Free (Brewing of) Beer