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The Economist was kind of enough to ask for my rambling thoughts on criminal justice, some of my reporting, and libertarianism last week.
You can read my interview with the publication here .
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Yet another bad gift idea . Be sure to read the customer reviews.
My friend Julian Sanchez has a new True/Slant blog.
Slate reviews The Road , the movie. I have my doubts that the book is adaptable to the screen. But I’ll see it anyway.
Scott Greenfield on judicial immunity : Draw ...
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I haven’t really explored new music this year the way I have in years past. So I’m leaving it to you, dear readers, to fill me in on what you liked this year.
Leave your favorite songs of 2009, or favorite songs you discovered in 2009, in the comments section.
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Debra Saunders laments that 10 months into his presidency, Barack Obama’s first presidential pardon has gone to . . . a turkey.
According to political science Professor P.S. Ruckman Jr. of Rock Valley College in Illinois, Obama, a former constitutional law professor, has taken ...
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Barack Obama
“I told him I actually did give two of these this week. Because it’s for wisdom and judgment and benefits to the state of Indiana, I did give one to (New England Patriots coach) Bill Belichick.”
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels , upon giving Indiana’s highest honor to ...
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For the Lou Dobbs/Pat Buchanan fan in your life.
Compatible with both the “Terrified Immigrant Family” and “Misidentified Sex Offender” playsets. Sold separately.
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For that hard-to-shop-for existentialist in your life.
Andy McCarthy’s descent into madness (the NRO contributor, not the 1980s actor).
What gadgets to avoid on Black Friday.
Some stunning time-lapse videos.
The Adventures of Low-Impact Man!
1980s Canadian moral panic film ...
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Human Events helpfully lists ten law firms that deserve your patronage and support.
List is at the bottom of the page.
Now that we know the sloppiness with which the Gitmo detainees were assembled, and the disturbingly high number of detainees held for years on end who had nothing at all ...
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For your “shouldn’t the police have something better to do?” files:
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student Adam Bauer has nearly 400 friends on Facebook. He got an offer for a new one about a month ago. “She was a good-looking girl. I usually don’t accept friends I ...
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Over at Hit & Run , I have a more detailed post looking at Ed Meese’s sudden interest in the rights of the accused.
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The Washington Post reports that support for legalizing marijuana is gaining momentum. The article includes this fun quote from Bruce Merken of the Marijuana Policy Project:
“…there is a reason you don’t have Mexican beer cartels planting fields of hops in the California ...
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For your list of “horrible things I’m glad didn’t happen to me.”
Actually, this too .
Irving, Texas police shoot, kill a man investigating a possibly prowler with his BB gun. An attorney for the man’s family says they didn’t identify themselves before ...
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Your humble Agitator is quoted on the front page of the New York Times this morning.
I’ll have more on the general premise of the article later. But I’ll just say in the meantime that it’s awfully odd to hear Ed Meese, of all people, saying things like, ...
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My crime column this week looks at last week’s Mississippi Court of Appeals ruling to rant Cory Maye a new trial. Specifically, it looks at why the issue of venue is important where Maye’s guilt or innocence rests on his credibility and the credibility of the police officers who ...
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Google is taking a swing at the Lexis/Westlaw duopoly by offering free searches and free access to the full text of state, district, and appellate court opinions. Law journals, too.
Starting today, we’re enabling people everywhere to find and read full text legal opinions from U.S. ...
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Over at Hit & Run , I have a roundup of recent headlines from the world of wrongful convictions.
