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Fannie and Freddie's Friends

Posted on September 24, 2008
Who were Fannie and Freddie's best friends in Congress? Get the answer here.

Posted on September 24, 2008
I give good advice. But this is good advice. MCCAIN: Remarks on the Economic Crisis America this week faces an historic crisis in our financial system. We must pass legislation to address this crisis. If we do not, credit will dry up, with devastating consequences for our economy...

"The Treasury Bailout is not rocket science"

Posted on September 24, 2008
Tom Kirkendall has written a phenomenal post on the treasury bailout, as well as Warren Buffet's moves and motives. Check it out.

Recyling Isn't About the Environment

Posted on September 24, 2008
Recently at Overcoming Bias, Robin Hanson noted: Food isn't about Nutrition Clothes aren't about Comfort Bedrooms aren't about Sleep Marriage isn't about Romance Talk isn't about InfoTo this list, we can now add: Recycling isn't about the environment...

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Farting is a Crime?

Posted on September 24, 2008
In West Virginia, it is.

Entitled Gen-Y Slackers?

Posted on September 23, 2008
This article (via ATL) from the National Law Journal seems to be full of them. Basically, a bunch of people between 27 and 30 years old do not understand why they have debt, and why the aren't rich. I can barely contain my tears. You mean life involves struggle? No freaking way, dude! My dad has worked in factories all...

Republicans Trapped in Free Market Metanarrative

Posted on September 23, 2008
The bailout bill might not pass. Among other things: Differences include a demand from many Democrats and some Republicans to strip executives at failing financial firms of lucrative "golden parachutes" on their way out the door.How can any Republican oppose higher executive compensation? The people who led bankrupt banks are turning to the government for help...

Overcoming Bias

Posted on September 23, 2008
Overcoming Bias is outstanding blog that examines biases in all their forms. I've been reading it for a while. Check it out.

Overcoming Bias

Posted on September 23, 2008
Overcoming Bias is outstanding blog that examines biases in all their forms. I've been reading it for a while. Check it out.

Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke Are Power-Grabbing Crooks

Posted on September 23, 2008
I think it's becoming clear that the above headline is not an exaggeration. Under their current plan, all of their friends in investment banks would get huge bonuses for accepting government welfare. Check out this post and this post to see just had bad their "Let's make my rich friends richer" plan really is.

Obama's New Campaign Slogan?

Posted on September 22, 2008
If I were Barack Obama, this would be my new campaign slogan: "Seven-Hundred Billion for Wall Street, Zero for Healthcare." Since the New York Times has concluded that Obama is a "made man," they wouln't point out that Obama and other Democrats protected Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...

"Scary Insight into Chicago Cops"

Posted on September 22, 2008
Jeremy Richey has this post about, well, scary Chicago cops. (Via Simple Justice.)

American Enterprise Institute (Tried) to Save the Day

Posted on September 22, 2008
The American Enterprise Institute is a free-market think tank. In 2005, this AEI publication tried to save us from the Fannie-Freddie-induced meltdown. It's outstanding reading, especially in light of what happend in the three years after the article appeared...

"How the Democrats Created the Financial Crisis"

Posted on September 22, 2008
If you are interested in understand why we are in such a mess, check out this article. It makes a compelling case against the Democrats. Here is what I want to know. Many liberals have blamed capitalism and free markets for the current mess. Many have asked that the head of CEOs be served on a platter...

Interesting New Con Law Book

Posted on September 22, 2008
Todd Zywicki, in a great book review, recommends: The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom. I haven't read that book - yet - but I have no trouble believing that it's good. The coauthors are engaging writers...

Democrats Resist Agency Proposed to Oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae

Posted on September 21, 2008
I am not a partisan person. That said, I am surprised this 2003 (yes, 2003!) article from the New York Times is not getting more attention:The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago...

McCain Cosponsored Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005; Reform of Fannie and Freddie

Posted on September 21, 2008
In 2003, Senator John McCain co-sponsored the Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005. (Text of bill and related information.) The reform, due to Democratic resistance, never became law. Here was a statement John McCain made in support of the Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005: Statement by John McCain Sen...

Tyrants Rise in Time of Crisis

Posted on September 21, 2008
There is no doubt that we are in a crisis. That said, should we give just a few men total discretion over 700 billion dollars? That is exactly what the current bail out calls for: Sec. 8. Review. Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be...

Tasers: No Big Deal, Right?

Posted on September 20, 2008
Judges are starting to treat tasers as "no big deal." In cases where a police officer uses a baton, even cruel judges like J. L. Edmondson and Joel F. Dubina are willing to recognize force was used. Tasers, for some reason, seems like too much of a black box...

Stuart Taylor Collects Media Lies

Posted on September 19, 2008
Stuart Taylor knows much about media lies. He co-wrote the book on the Duke Lacrosse case. In his most-recent effort, he collects media lies about the candidates in the upcoming presidential election. The Old Gray Lady aint' what she used to be.

Media Smears Paul Clement

Posted on September 19, 2008
Reason 6,742 why today's media is trash: Two former top Justice Department officials emerged Wednesday as figures in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal as prosecutors disclosed plans to turn over some of the officials' correspondence to defense lawyers preparing for trial in the case...

Best Summary of the Candidates

Posted on September 19, 2008
The recent Fed crisis has put things into perspective. When you read a headline stating that President George W. Bush is "working hard on the problem," you can't do anything but laugh. It puts into concrete form something we've all known as an abstract matter: President Bush is not a smart man...

Innocent Man Denied DNA Testing

Posted on September 19, 2008
Finally, someone listened: DALLAS - A 56-year-old man who spent 25 years behind bars for a rape he says he didn't commit walked out of court a free man on Friday after a judge recommended his aggravated rape conviction be overturned. Johnnie Earl Lindsey said he wrote six letters to a Dallas County court seeking post-conviction DNA testing that could...

Judge-As-Advocate

Posted on September 17, 2008
In our adversarial system of justice, what happens with a judge helps a prosecutor? Convictions are affirmed, of course.

Insight into the Senator Ted Stevens Case

Posted on September 17, 2008
Law.com has this interesting article about the defense's strategy in Ted Stevenson's prosecution for political corruption.

Sarah Palin's E-mail Was Hacked

Posted on September 17, 2008
Check it out.

Buckley v. Haddock

Posted on September 17, 2008
According to two judges on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (J. L. Edmondson and Joel F. Dubina), what happened in this video is A-OK: (Via Legal Blog Watch.)

Young Lawyer About to be Busted for Insurance Fraud?

Posted on September 16, 2008
You tell me if something doesn't seem suspicious about this story. (Via Above The Law.) Whether or not he's telling the truth, he's certainly a douchebag.

Congratulations to Tim Sandefur!

Posted on September 16, 2008
This is a huge win.

Bigger Brother

Posted on September 15, 2008
In two acts: The FBI is going to begin investigating groups that have no connection to criminal activity. New York is offering to chip New York drivers - on a voluntary basis, of course. The end-game is obvious to those who are paying attention. Most are asleep...

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