Month October 2007

Gun law differences

In Connecticut recently, the night manager of a liquor store who had a legal concealed gun permit was arrested after, while paying for food at a restaurant, the gun showed and scared a waitress. She called police who arrested him…

Cuba returning U.S. fugitives

Cuba has sent three fugitives back to the US for prosecution. Now that Raul Castro is in charge, and in what is viewed as a new indicator of cooperation with U.S. law enforcement, Cuba has been handing over wanted Americans.…

Welfare for the rich

Richard Becker of PSL contrasts the US government’s response to Hurricane Katrina with their response to the subprime debacle. In the aftermath of Katrina, the poor and middle class were left to fend for themselves, yet in response to the…