Morning Links

Monday, May 21st, 2012
  • Yes, it is possible—and not all that difficult, really—to beat someone to death with your hands.
  • Congressmen seek to legalize what the government already does, anyway.
  • Cory Booker learns that there’s no room in politics for integrity or truth-telling.
  • Some sad photos from the earthquake in Italy.
  • Here’s what Obama considers a more “humane” drug war: Federal agents waking a 12-year-old girl, putting guns in her face, cuffing her because a relative sold glass pipes on the Internet.

Bonus Afternoon Links

Monday, May 14th, 2012

Morning Links

Monday, May 14th, 2012

Morning Links

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Late Morning Links

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Scenes From Militarized America

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

TV station KOAT sent cameras along on a recent drug raid in Los Lunas, New Mexico. This raid was to find marijuana.

 

 

 

Every time I see an image like this, I’m reminded of a blog post from conservative writer Michael Ledeen a few years ago. Ledeen was using a series of photos from a recent drug bust in Iran to point out what a totalitarian state it is. The post is no longer available online, but I excerpted it at the time on the Reason blog.

Terrifying pictures, to be sure. For me, the most revealing thing about them is that the police feel obliged to wear masks while conducting a drug bust in the capital. tells you something about the relationship between the people and the state.

Indeed it does. Here is what the Los Lunas cops found:


Thanks to Mike Riggs for the tip.

Afternoon Links

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Morning Links

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Lunch Links

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Sunday Links

Sunday, April 22nd, 2012