The Air Force is blocking its personnel from using work computers to view the Web sites of more than 25 news organizations and blogs that have posted Wikileaks. So says the Times (one of the blocked sites). Phew. God forbid Air Force personnel would know what is free information to the rest of the world.…
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It always bothers me when people bitch about court decisions because they don’t agree with the politics. It’s one thing to be pro-abortion (as I am) or pro illegal immigration (got me there, too) or anti-2nd Amendment (not too fond of how some people interpret it, personally). It’s another to think that every Supreme-Court decision…
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This is counter-intuitive thinking I love. The “Wet House.” They drink more. You pay less. Just give addicts what they want. You want to save their soul or protect the rest of us? Sometimes you have to pick between the two (and I’m picking the latter!). If I remember correctly, there was an article (perhaps…
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The Boston Heraldreports on “several random beatings on perceived outsiders by South Boston punks.” Years ago, late at night, I used to ride my bike through South Boston a lot (the Castle Island causeway was a great destination). But it just so happens that Southie was home to some of the stupidest must heroined-out white…
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Why it’s that time of year again… you know, the time of year when I tell you to buy my book. It is a quick and easy present. Cop in the Hood, available from Amazon.com. And for all you cheapskate cops, it’s less than $15. Just lock up one looser and you’ll make more than…
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Last night I poured myself a big frosty mug of LECH. I couldn’t resist buying this the other day. (So maybe the name is actually a stroke of marketing genius.) It tasted just fine.
I can’t help but think the release of all this information is somehow good. I certainly don’t feel less safe. I do worry about informants being outed and killed. But are they? And other than that, wouldn’t it be better if our government was more open? I mean, has anybody learned anything we didn’t already…
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I’m not opposed to arresting people who are willing to detonate what they think is a bomb in public places. It’s not easy to arrest a suicide bomber after an attack. But consider Glenn Greenwald’s article: “The FBI successfully thwarts its own Terrorist plot” something does smell a little fishy: Having stopped a plot which…
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It’s a headline you don’t see much. These guys were Columbia University students. Notice, if you will, the only real crime–the crime with a potential victim–is entirely the result of prohibition. So much of drug violence revolves around getting people to pay debts. That’s what happens when the business is illegal. And just one more…
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One of the funnier (at least if you’re a cop) police reports you will ever read. [I’m warning you, it’s not suitable for kids] The report is here and a story about it is here. (By the way, despite what the story claims, I’m sure the actual line has been in many police reports.)