Jonathan Livingston Spielberg
Pretty sure this one is a shoe-in for next year’s “Best Short Film Shot by a Seagull” Oscar. Story here.
View ArticlePwease vote Yes on Amendment 64
Via Mason Tvert, who is one of the organizers of the Colorado initiative “Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol”, and apparently is tired of all the marijuana-related SWAT dog shootings that are second...
View ArticleSaturday Links
Many thanks to all the folks who guest blogged these last six weeks or so: Eapen Thampy, Lenore Skenazy, Jason Kuznicki, William Anderson, and the folks at LEAP. “A full 53% of participants argued...
View ArticleTerrance Huff and The Good Wife
So last night’s season premiere of The Good Wife was almost a word-for-word adaptation of my piece on the Terrance Huff traffic stop for Huffington Post from earlier this year. Everything from the...
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In Camden, the police union has negotiated bonus pay for cops who work night shifts. They’ve also negotiated bonus pay for cops who work day shifts. And thanks to sick and vacation day benefits, about...
View ArticleAfternoon Links
The Washington Times makes the mistake of asking John Stossel to introduce Donald Rumsfeld at one of those self-congratulatory D.C. events. The night then goes delightfully off-script. Admit it. You...
View ArticlePoochinski
This apparently was an ABC pilot that was never picked up. Still looks better than Two and a Half Men.
View ArticleMonday Links
“A Year of Blasphemy.” Typically great stuff from Ken at Popehat. Also, “monkey crotch.” You know what isn’t typically great? Investigative political reporting. Here’s an exception from Buzzfeed....
View ArticleNew at HuffPost
I have a piece up at HuffPost looking at why criminal justice issues are rarely discussed during presidential campaigns. (I sneaked some Robert Higgs into the article. Don’t tell!)
View ArticleFor the Record . . .
Over at The Nation, there’s a video interview with Patricia Williams titled Paul Ryan’s Libertarian America, in which the columnist explains how “Mitt Romney’s choice of running mate, the Ayn...
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Tim Carney takes on the myth, reported again recently in Politico, that Obama has barred lobbyists from his administration. It’s a thorough, unrelenting thumping of lazy journalism. And quite a...
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False idols and loaded weapons. Members of Pussy Riot sent to hard labor camps. Cool British exhibit lets you walk through rain without getting wet. George McGovern, libertarian hero. At least they...
View ArticleOne Demerit for Democracy
Barack Obama supporters denounce Mitt Romney for holding positions . . . held by Barack Obama.
View ArticlePrediction
I’m not really going out on a limb, here. I do think Romney will win the popular vote by slim margin—I’d say less than half a percentage point. But Obama will win the Electoral College, somewhat...
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This changes everything. Captain Dick “Riverat” Stevenson not only organized the Yukon’s only all-nude beauty pageant, he also invented a cocktail that includes a human toe. A life well-lived, sir. A...
View ArticleI’ve Moved
Still a few kinks to work out, but as promised, your daily agitation is moving to the Huffington Post. Future posts will go up over there, starting now. The web address will redirect in a bit. But...
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