Unclear on the Concept

Radley Balko points out that former president Bill Clinton has an ugly editorial in the New York Times. It's the anniversary of the bombing of the Murrah building in Oklahoma City, which killed 168 people. Clinton goes through the motions of mourning their deaths, but then he moves on to casting blame: Finally, we should never forget what drove the bombers, and how they … [Read more...] about A Warning From a Violent Man

Radley Balko once again demonstrates his total awesomeness. Actually, Radley's not all that awesome, it just that his opponent at the Republican Liberty Caucus of Illinois is incredibly stupid. He accuses Radley of padding his resume by falsely claiming to be a biweekly columnist for Forbes.com, and then demonstrates that a search shows only two of Radleys columns. The problem … [Read more...] about Republican Liberty Caucus FAIL

Media mogul Ted Turner, being interviewed by Tom Brokaw: MR. BROKAW: You met Vladimir Putin when he was just an aide to the mayor of St. Petersburg. ...most people see not in his eyes a soulful person, but the eyes--three letters, as someone has put it: KGB. That he is... MR. TURNER: Well, he had that background. But you know, we have an FBI and, and, and, and, and we're … [Read more...] about “An honorable place to work”

People are sometimes shocked that I'm wary of laws requiring sex offenders to register. How could I possibly object to alerting communities about rapists and child molesters? Because the laws are written by grandstanding legislators, and grandstanding legislators are often stupid and callous, and stupid, callous legislators are a much greater threat than some sex offenders. … [Read more...] about When is a Sex Offender not a Sex Offender?

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