Thought Experiments in Profiling

Many of my more liberal friends profess to be outraged by the incipient racism behind the Arizona immigration law.  Setting aside the question of whether the law actually promotes racial profiling (there are many other, better places to find good information on that question), whether such profiling is a public good is a different matter [...]

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Obama’s DOJ: In Favor of Al Qaeda Recruiting Tools Before It Was Against Them

If any of the Obama Administration’s stated reasons for closing Gitmo has emerged as its favorite, it has to be that Guantanamo is a recruiting tool for al Qaeda.  This rationalization is particularly useful for the Democrats, because it simultaneously hints at the underlying cause celebre behind closing Guantanamo – that we do unspeakably evil [...]

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On the Marque, 11/19/2009

Because it’s been too long since the last one. As regular readers will know, I’m incredibly passionate about the Orwellian freakishness that is the health insurance mandate in Obamacare.  Unfortunately, it’s so wrong on so many levels, it’s sometimes hard to explain why without being, well, verbose (ahem).  Luckily, there are writers whose clean language, [...]

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The Health Insurance Mandate: A Policy in Search of a Power

The federal government has three ways it can obtain a law-abiding American’s property: 1.  It can tax you.  Taxation is the power of the government to force transfers of cash from owners to itself.  It is a broad power, expressly stated in the Constitution: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, [...]

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