Macleans, the Canadian news magazine, has a great article and Q&A with me. There’s some very good new material here, even if you think you’re heard everything I have to say about In Defense of Flogging. What is it about the Canadians? Why are their articles smarter and more insightful than ours? And they are…
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…As soon as the Department of Justice is “ready to reconsider and address its continuing prosecution of our misguided, destructive and dehumanising drug prohibition.”
By journalist Mara Hvistendahl in the Chronicle of Higher Education: I turned to academic papers because I wanted to do more than throw back a fleeting image. But scholars are haunted by their own demons. I recently polled a few journalist friends, asking them how often they rely on academic research, and how useful and…
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Officer Gahiji Tshamba was found guilty of manslaughter. From the Sun: “He drew his gun when it was not at all necessary,” [Circuit Judge Edward R.K.] Hargadon said in court, finding that Tshamba lied about the incident and never identified himself as an officer. “The defendant grossly overreacted and in fact exacerbated this whole tragic…
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Justin Fenton has a good article describing a killing and a revenge killing in Baltimore. It doesn’t provide the answers, but it does help clarify the picture as to why things are so damn F-ed up.
Duh. But what gives this report a little twist is that it comes from the U.S. Government. Despite the obvious, “Obama administration officials strongly deny that U.S. efforts have failed to reduce drug production or smuggling in Latin America.” What is it about being President that makes one keep fighting a failed drug war? From…
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…but not is the way I wanted. From the Washington Post: The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a 10-year prison sentence for cocaine possession, rejecting a claim that harsh penalties in federal law apply only to crack cocaine.
It’s weird there is such a thing as a “cop mustache.” Most cops don’t have them. But some do. From 10-66, Unusual Incident.
After 15 (count ’em) radio interviews today, I have one tomorrow on Virtually Speaking with Jay Ackroyd. Thursday, June 9, 2011, 9:00PM, New York time. I mention this because 1) He asked me to. And 2) it will also be done on Second Life. I like to think I’m tech savvy, but I’m a little…
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I never liked Anthony “I’m going to tear our your f*cking bike lanes” Weiner. Normally I try and save my schadenfreude for hypocritical Republicans… but I’m happy Weiner won’t be my mayor. (Though I do hope Democrats keep his seat.) Why is it too much to ask politicians to have the common sense of, say,…
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