Illinois Governor George Ryan is preparing to commute the sentences of most of the inmates on death row. This is probably a good thing, as Illinois has had to free a surprising number of condemned prisoners who later turned out the be almost-certainly innocent. Not just technically not guilty, mind you, but really innocent, as in somebody else did it. From the Reuters piece: … [Read more...] about Allegedly on Death Row.
Sorry!
To the two or three of you out there reading this: Sorry. Actual paying work has been occupying so much of my time that I barely have time to keep up with my reading, let along writing something. The good news is that I'm off of Blogspot. Also, I'm planning to convert all this to an XML based system, just because I think I can. Even Virginia Postrel's posting schedule is … [Read more...] about Sorry!
The Postrel Amendment.
Virginia Postrel has been discussing how to reduce the ridiculous over-representation of farm states in the Senate. She wants to merge a few of them. Yeah, it's unconstitutional to force them, but that doesn't mean we can't figure something out. Since we're all big-time free-market believers here in the blogosphere, the obvious way is to pay them. If Dakotans are like anyone … [Read more...] about The Postrel Amendment.
Virginia Postrel Nude!
No, not really. Just trying to get your attention. Also, I'm just dying to see how many hits I get on that search topic. However, everybody's favorite Classical Liberal Lady is asking for opinions on her new web site photos, all of which look pretty darned good. Check 'em out. UPDATE: An awful lot of my search engine hits are for nude pictures of people I mention in this … [Read more...] about Virginia Postrel Nude!
The Fruits of War.
Us civilians have been putting up with silly security procedures in airports and other public places, and our Congress is talking about all kinds of impositions on civil liberties, but some folks running the military have other worries. While their fellow soldiers are risking their asses on the front lines of this thing, they're worried that PFC Hicks in the next shower stall … [Read more...] about The Fruits of War.