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
Close Enough for Government Work
Steve Landsburg points out that a miscount in the upcoming election wouldn't be the disaster that some people want us to think it would be. I felt exactly the same way last time. No matter which candidate you think won the election, the worst case is that we got the second best guy running instead of the best guy. That's not how it was supposed to be, but it's not as if … [Read more...] about Close Enough for Government Work