Make of it what you will.

From Class War by Steven Greenhut over at Reason: There was a time when government work offered lower salaries than comparable jobs in the private sector but more security and somewhat better benefits. These days, government workers fare better than private-sector workers in almost every area—pay, benefits, time off, and job security. And not just [...]

Here’s an article that basically spells out why privately contracted probation is wrong: She described the case of Hills McGee, a man who was originally charged with public drunkenness and obstruction of a law enforcement officer back in October 2008. After spending the night in jail after his arrest, McGee appeared in state court to [...]

Dear Conservative Movement:  Stop Ruining My Life, by Michael Brendan Dougherty You go so far as to encourage people to fabricate their entire identity from the Republican platform. Look at S.E. Cupp. She used to be a person! Now, under your influence, she is one of the lamer Rush Limbaugh monologues from the Clinton era. [...]

The future is bright for the lazy, fat, baby-making masses.

Also, I am being discriminated against for working hard, not polluting the world with children, being single (and not wanting to get hitched), and being skinny. Maybe they should give me a stimulus to make me fall in line.

David Brooks in the NY Times: (via Reason) The country is evenly divided about President Obama, but state governments are in disrepute and confidence in Congress is at withering lows. As Frank Newport of the Gallup organization noted in his year-end wrap-up, “Americans have less faith in their elected representatives than ever before.” A tanking [...]

When it comes to philosophy (in this case political philosophy,) how you state your argument is arguably just as important as the context of and point you are trying to make. Chuck posted something interesting about the dialectal process being used in the abortion debate. Egalitarianism has slithered its way into our pocketbooks once again; [...]

Today’s OED Word of the Day: narcocracy, n. 1. A body of people responsible for the implementation of drug laws. rare. 1983 National Rev. (Nexis) 29 Apr. 492 The National Research Council report of June 21, 1982..was promptly suppressed by the narcocracy because it questions the efficacy of marijuana prohibition and advocates complete decriminalization and [...]

Public Hearing on Beer Tax Hike MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state legislative committee will hold a public hearing Tuesday on a proposal to increase Wisconsin’s beer tax for the first time since 1969. The tax is the third lowest in the country and past attempts to raise it have met with significant opposition. The [...]

Why Craigslist Is Such a Mess The axioms of this worldview are easy to state. “People are good and trustworthy and generally just concerned with getting through the day,” Newmark says. If most people are good and their needs are simple, all you have to do to serve them well is build a minimal infrastructure [...]