A poll finds that US Democratic voters are more favorable towards socialism than towards capitalism.

I advocate a mixture of capitalism (allow private businesses) and socialism (regulate them tightly, tax them a lot, and keep them small).

44 Years in Solitary Confinement Is Even Worse Than You Can Imagine. So says another person who spent years in solitary confinement.

Maryland has adopted rules to encourage community solar electricity projects.

The relatives of people shot dead in Sandy Hook want to sue the manufacturers of the rifle and ammunition that the killer used.

I think this sort of unpredictable liability is the wrong way to decide what kinds of guns may be sold. That policy should published explicitly in advance, and companies that follow it should not be liable.

Thus, I advocate prohibiting large magazines, but not suing the companies that made them lawfully.

The copyright industry finds Australia's "three strikes" system for punishing people for sharing files not worth using unless they make it super cheap to run, and unreliable.