Wednesday, March 10, 2004

You're Next!. New at Reason: First they came for the jet-setting socialites... Elizabeth Koch wraps up the Martha Stewart coverage with a chilling consideration of why the rest of us ought to be afraid. [Hit & Run] But a precedent has been established, or reaffirmed÷that the government can walk in and destroy your life; that if you get nervous while dealing with federal investigators on a fishing trip (one in which no criminal charges are ever filed), you'll go to jail; that punishing arrogance is worth demolishing one of the most successful American businesses of the last decade. It's unlikely any actual little guys were hurt by Martha Stewart's 3928-share trade, which earned her $51,000 dollars and her broker a $450 commission. It's inevitable that many Americans will be punished by the government's ever-expanding definitions of criminality and its ravaging of capitalism's most successful products. And if you don't realize that, Chappell Hartridge, then your bank account isn't the only thing about you that's little. 10:29:15 AM    comment () Orange County: More E-Ballots Cast Than Voters [Slashdot] What a surprise. Fortunately LA isn't using electronic voting yet--and hopefully they won't start. 10:07:34 AM    comment () M 6.3, south of the Kermadec Islands. 2004-03-09 22:56:43 GMT [USGS M>2.5 Earthquakes] There's been a series of earthquakes around there in the 5.5-6.3 range over the past 24 hours. It's a good thing they're happening in the middle of nowhere! 9:38:45 AM    comment ()

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