 | | Killed on a Technicality: Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood wants to execute a man based on discredited forensic testimony from a disgraced dentist
Eddie Lee Howard sits on Mississippi's death row for the 1992 murder of 84-year-old Georgia Kemp. Howard was convicted based on the bite mark testimony of Michael West, a man who has already helped convict at least two innocent men and has been roundly discredited as an expert witness. As Reason Senior Editor Radley Balko explains, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is not only fighting a new trial for Howard, he's arguing that Howard is procedurally barred from raising West as an issue, essentially arguing that Howard should be executed on a technicality.
http://reason.com/archives/2010/09/07/killed-on-a-technicality
Reason.tv: Anchor Brewing Company - A Conversation with Craft Beer Pioneer Fritz Maytag
Fritz Maytag, longtime owner and brew master of the Anchor Brewing Company, is a central figure in the story of the American craft beer revolution. When Maytag bought Anchor Brewing Company in 1965, he blazed a new trail in the beer industry. At a time when the market was increasingly dominated by big breweries selling inexpensive, watery lagers, Maytag decided to devote his life to creating more flavorful and traditional beers.
The craft beer revolution is part of what Maytag calls the "food renaissance." Over the past few decades, economic, political, and cultural freedom-coupled with a uniquely American sense of entrepreneurship-has produced more and better choices for American consumers. Remember how difficult it was to find a decent cup of coffee, let alone an espresso, in the 1970s? Well, today we routinely enjoy outstanding coffee, artisan breads and cheeses, superb California wine and, of course, great American beer.
On behalf of craft brew lovers everywhere-thanks, Fritz!
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Obama Motor's Ill-Timed IPO: General Motors is going public to boost the Democrats prospects in November, not to protect taxpayers.
The General Motors IPO, the second largest ever, is arguably this decade's most hyped financial event. But as Shikha Dalmia explains, it might also turn out to be this decade's biggest financial fiasco. As Dalmia explains, the IPO's timing is driven not by the financial needs of the company-or the interests of taxpayers who are poised to get royally screwed-but by the election-year needs of the Obama administration.
http://reason.com/archives/2010/09/07/obama-motors-ill-timed-ipo
Reclaiming Rights: The never-ending struggle to go about your business without fear of government sanction
In his column from our October issue, Editor in Chief Matt Welch discusses the never-ending struggle to go about your business without fear of government sanction. As Welch argues, until we make a dent in the widespread notion that there always has to be some type of government structure or some taxpayer-financed watchdog to police every imaginable peaceable transaction, any contemplated fix to the mess we're in will be temporary at best.
http://reason.com/archives/2010/09/07/reclaiming-rights
Hit & Run, Reason's Staff Blog
L.A.'s Automotive Bailout
In the Los Angeles Business Journal, Alfred Lee tells the story of a Los Angeles sweetheart deal that would be worth reading even if I weren't quoted in it.
The city's successful courtship of the Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD is expected to bring between 46 and 102 jobs, with a total city subsidy of $5.2 million -- a taxpayer hit somewhere between $51,000 and $113,043 Per job. In the traditional manner, this deal became steadily less attractive as it got near to closing...
Read the rest here.
Posted by Tim Cavanaugh
http://reason.com/blog/2010/09/07/las-automotive-bailout
Daily Brickbat
Last Meals
A report by the charity Age U.K. found that many elderly patients are left to starve in National Health Service hospitals. The report found nurses often place trays out of the reach of patients or do not give them needed help cutting food or opening plates and other containers. The charity also says that staff take away untouched food trays without asking any questions.
http://www.reason.com/brickbat/
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