Is a $1 Million Fine for Speeding too Much?

by | Aug 14, 2010 | Blogs, Crime

Like my views on many criminal justice issues, I’m a bit conflicted about this BBC story I saw on Drudge about a Swedish driver who is being fined about $1 million by Swiss authorities for driving 180 mph. This sounds absurd (and at some level, of course, it is), but...

Great Moments in Government-Run Healthcare

by | Aug 3, 2010 | Blogs, Health Care

Somebody sent me this story from the Drudge Report and can’t resist the temptation to share. What really astounds me is not that a Swedish man sewed up his own leg after waiting for a long time in a hospital. Heck, I wouldn’t be surprised if things like that happened...