By the way, Radley Balko is not just a guy who knows how to find wacky videos. He's also one of the most interesting investigative reporters working today. His latest piece is about some of the shocking things being done in the area of civil asset forfeiture. I've been saying for a while that asset forfeiture is theft by government employees, but what I didn't realize is that … [Read more...] about The Continuing Evil of Civil Asset Forfeiture
Economics Rap Duel
I don't know if you'll learn anything new from this, but for its format it's a pretty accurate summary of the economic debate: (Hat tip: Radley Balko. … [Read more...] about Economics Rap Duel
Explain or Clam Up?
Scott Greenfield has a couple of interesting items up over at Simple Justice. First of all, there's the case of the Jew with suspicious objects on board a plane, as originally reported in the New York Daily News: A US Airways crew panicked by a Jewish teen's prayer ritual aborted a flight from LaGuardia Airport on Thursday, landing in Philadelphia amid unfounded fears of a … [Read more...] about Explain or Clam Up?
Haiti
I really have nothing to say. I blog about justice and economics and freedom and government perfidy, but the disaster in Haiti right now has little to do with any of those things. I could probably find a way to link the disaster or the relief effort to one or more of my favorite topics, and soon I probably will. But for now... For now I think we just let the governments and aid … [Read more...] about Haiti
Adventures in Avvo: Scene 2 – Take 2
Yesterday I started another one of my Avvo Answers experiments, in which I asked the free advice service the following question: Is it legal to own lock picks in Illinois? Chicago, IL And it it's legal, are there places where you're not supposed to have them? In particular, does Chicago have different laws? [typos in my original question] This morning I got my first answer … [Read more...] about Adventures in Avvo: Scene 2 – Take 2