Guys I Might Vote For in 2012

Mitch Daniels from Indiana says yes to prison reform:

Indiana’s prison population has spiked in recent years, and state officials realized that they were going to have to spend about $1 billion in new prisons over the next 7 years to fit all the prisoners in the state prison system. In response, Governor Daniels announced a plan to study the State’s sentencing laws, together with two non-profit groups, the Pew Center on the States and the Council of State Governments Justice Center, to see if the state’s criminal sentences had become too punitive. The groups published their report, which found that the drug laws had become too draconian and “one size fits all,” and that there wasn’t enough support for susbtance abuse treatment. The report recommended less punitive and more nuanced sentencing laws for nonviolent drug offenses as well as better substance abuse counseling as a way to lessen the prison population and avoid having to build new prisons.

Look Who's Guest Blogging Now

It's me!

The editors over at IliveinDallas.com tracked me down after posting this riveting account of the Bishop Arts District a few months back, and asked if I'd lend my expertise to their readership. Naturally I obliged.


The title is "Where Should I Live in Dallas? The Definitive Housing Guide for Life in the Big D". A ballsy title if ever there was one, but I like to think of it as a challenge if nothing else.

So if you have a few seconds, head on over there and check it out. And if you want to get me an early Christmas present, leave a comment or two as well.

Merry Christmas!

200 Years in 4 Minutes

Amazing!



(via Greg Mankiw)