I can't remember the first time I picked up Reason magazine. It was probably in the mid 1990's. I was going through a phase where I was looking for magazines about the important issues of the day. I was reading Time or Newsweek regularly—I can't remember which. Somebody had told me that that the two best magazines for learning about the big issues were Atlantic and … [Read more...] about Thanks For…Reason Magazine
Naked Came the Prosecutor
In a bizarre story, the folks at the Volokh Conspiracy ask: If a prosecutor walks around naked in his office late at night and there's nobody there to see him, is it still indecent exposure? (Full disclosure: Not to put any ugly pictures in people's heads, but I'm often naked while writing this blog. Just thought I should come clean.) … [Read more...] about Naked Came the Prosecutor
Atlanta Police Kill 92-Year-Old Woman
But not before she wounded three of them: Three Atlanta police officers were shot and wounded and an elderly woman killed at a house in northwest Atlanta Tuesday night. The woman, identified by relatives as 92-year old Kathryn Johnson, opened fire on the officers from the narcotics division at a house at 933 Neal Street, according to officials. Authorities say they received a … [Read more...] about Atlanta Police Kill 92-Year-Old Woman
A Moment of Despair Over the War on Drugs
In response to a previous post, I got this comment: I've discovered that the issue which transcends all political boundaries better than any other issue is the comprehension that the War on Drugs is a failure. Consider this organization: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. It’s comprised of cops, judges, prosecutors and others in the criminal justice system, as well as … [Read more...] about A Moment of Despair Over the War on Drugs
Exciting Ideas From the Democrats: Slavery!
Republicans have long made a big deal of the fact that they're the party of Lincoln, that they're the party that ended slavery. It's pure nonsense, of course, to try to rest on the moral superiority of what your party did almost 150 years ago. It's not as if the Democrats are the pro-slavery party. Or so I used to think befire I read this: Americans would have to sign up … [Read more...] about Exciting Ideas From the Democrats: Slavery!