Monthly Archives: December 2005

after this I’ll try to leave the TwoPercenters alone

In an otherwise generally sound call for separation of church and state, 2%Co had this to say about democracy in Dixie (1789-1865): . . . These slaves didn’t always like their lot in life, but according to your logic, Mrs Gong, they … Continue reading

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the anarchist gets his back up

On Thursday, I somehow stumbled onto the site of The Two Percent Company (hereinafter “2%Co”), “an informal group of folks who are concerned about the current direction of our country and our world.” Maybe I followed a mysterious link, maybe … Continue reading

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the double standard

Some conservatives, like my old schoolmate Eric Rasmusen, say that rather than excluding tainted evidence (i.e., evidence acquired in violation of the Fourth Amendment) from trials, courts ought to admit whatever credible evidence exists and punish the cops for the … Continue reading

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runes, mountains, scary monsters …

Roderick Long points out parallels between A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and The Hobbit.

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classifying legislation

I find that I wrote in private mail a few years ago: I’d divide legislation into three broad classes: that concerned with the structure and management of the state itself; codifications and harmonisations of existing custom (basic criminal law, the … Continue reading

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save Cory Maye

Wouldn’t it be cool if the blogosphere could save a life? Radley Balko is on the case. (Cited by Gene Healy.) It is disputed whether the warrant authorized a no-knock entry into Maye’s apartment, but why should that have any … Continue reading

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free pussy!

We have reluctantly concluded that Pillow brings more chaos into our household than we need.

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