Quote of the Day
"Even if you've never heard of the 'Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007,' you'll be delighted to learn that the legislation has, at least, the virtue of fighting imaginary problems with pretend solutions. After seven long years of government solutions far worse than the problems they purport to cure, perhaps that's a step in the right direction."—Dahlia Lithwick, on Democratic California Rep. Jane Harman's new salvo in the war on terror. Meet the new boss; same as the old boss. Sigh. [H/T Oddjob.]
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