Monthly Archives: July 2006

“An Epidemic of ‘Isolated Incidents’”

Posted on Monday, 2006 July 24 by Anton

Radley Balko has finished and published his report, Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America.

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the FDA must die

Posted on Saturday, 2006 July 22 by Anton

The only effective treatment for Teresa Nielsen Hayden’s narcolepsy is no longer available, thanks to the risk-averse regulatory establishment. You know what they say: if a regulation can save just one life (in six years) — who cares how many … Continue reading →

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fret globally, sweat locally

Posted on Saturday, 2006 July 22 by Anton

I took a cold shower a few minutes ago and now the water dripping in my hair is hot. Any more of this and the chemo-kids are welcome to my amber waves! Seriously, do you know of any organization around … Continue reading →

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spam-b-gone

Posted on Saturday, 2006 July 22 by Anton

Akismet appears to be effective in protecting WordPress blogs from spam.

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elsewhere

Posted on Friday, 2006 July 21 by Anton

Will Wilkinson debunks the notion that private charity would be better spent to “leverage” government spending — in other words, in rent-seeking.

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quasi-human space exploration

Posted on Thursday, 2006 July 20 by Anton

It’s well known that a vampire exposed to sunlight will catch fire. But what if there’s no free oxygen about?

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finite menu

Posted on Friday, 2006 July 14 by Anton

One episode of Murder in Suburbia involves a mate-swapping club of four couples. (In this case, sex provides the opportunity but not the motive.) It occurred to me in my insomnia that, instead of drawing names from a hat, for … Continue reading →

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