The Gleeful Extremist is bitching about the fact that federal employees leaving work are perfect mugging victims because everyone knows they're not allowed to bring weapons to work. I think I have a solution. After 9/11 a lot of people realized that disarming airplane passengers had a bigger downside than previously believed. But what weapons to allow the passengers for … [Read more...] about Gleeful Battering
Tommy Thompson’s Tips for Terrorists
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson might be a good administrator for all I know. Certainly his earlier work on Wisconsin's welfare system showed that it was possible to reform welfare without putting poor people through hell. But I've never found him reassuring when it comes to bioterrorism. Which is a little ironic, when you consider that during the … [Read more...] about Tommy Thompson’s Tips for Terrorists
Be the Good Guy
At Town Hall, Thomas Sowell writes about the controversial shooting in Fallujah: Why any such terrorists should be captured alive in the first place is a real question. Because we're the good guys. That's what good guys do. Later, Sowell writes: The Times of London refers to a Marine "killing an unarmed man in cold blood." If that was his purpose he could have … [Read more...] about Be the Good Guy
Making Guns Slightly Less Illegal in Chicago
David Kopel blogs about the new Illinois law that "prevents the conviction of a person for violating the handgun ban, if the person used the handgun for lawful self-defense on his property." This law strikes me as pretty silly: If I had a handgun in my home, I would be found guilty if I voluntarily let the police in for a search, or if a guest reports me to the police, or … [Read more...] about Making Guns Slightly Less Illegal in Chicago
Pete Guither, Jew
Over at Drug WarRant, author Pete Guither is writing about unexpectedly making the news. He endorsed Tari Renner for the Illinois 11th district, over Jerry Weller, the incumbent, because Renner's drug policies are better than Weller's. Weller, for example, thinks it's a great idea for the federal government to harass and imprison patients taking medical marijuana despite the … [Read more...] about Pete Guither, Jew