Allen Clifton at Forward Progressives has a post complaining about Democratic candidates trying to run away from President Obama. He then goes on to list some of Obama's accomplishments: The same president who has presided over:The creation of over 10 million jobs in less than 6 years. Obama inherited an economic recession. Recessions end. Of course it got better. It … [Read more...] about Obama and Running Away
The Unappreciated Virtues of Low Prices
Former Joe Biden chief economist Jared Bernstein has a piece up at PostEverything extolling the virtues of the $20/hour wage rate paid to McDonald's employees -- and other fast food workers -- in Denmark. The base pay for a fast-food worker in Denmark is $20, and the pay package includes considerable non-wage benefits, including five weeks’ paid vacation, paid maternity and … [Read more...] about The Unappreciated Virtues of Low Prices
Back to the Borderlands
I guess I've been too busy to blog. My day job has hit a busy period, and it's been using up most of my mental energy. And when I do have time to goof off, I've been filling it by playing Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.The original Borderlands was kind of a half-assed project build around a neat system of randomly generated weapons and power-ups. It was fun to play, but a … [Read more...] about Back to the Borderlands
The First Rule of Everyone
Much has been written about the so-called First Rule of Law Enforcement, "go home alive." But this line by ExCop-LawStudent gets it exactly right: I believe in the First Rule of Law Enforcement, but I also believe that our citizens have that same right to go home at the end of their day. That is in agreement with the classical liberal concept of human rights: Your rights are … [Read more...] about The First Rule of Everyone
What If We Eliminated Plea Bargaining?
Scott Greenfield is complaining about people who propose simplistic solutions to the ills that infest the criminal justice system. This time it's the Economist, and their solution is the ever-popular one of eliminating the problems of plea bargaining by eliminating plea bargaining. Scott's not happy with that for the usual reason criminal defense lawyers aren't happy with … [Read more...] about What If We Eliminated Plea Bargaining?