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A good sign of a rotten criminal-justice system is the extent to which it is putting good, ordinary people into jail for inane criminal offenses while letting real criminals walk the streets free and carefree. Unfortunately, that is the type of system that now exists in the United States.
Recently, a man named Michael Steinberg was sentenced to 42 months in jail by New York City federal Judge Richard J. Sullivan. Steinberg is a former hedge fund trader on Wall Street. He and his wife Elizabeth have two children, an 8-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl.
At his sentencing, the judge noted that he had received 68 letters from friends and family attesting to Steinberg’s good character. In fact, prior to imposing his sentence Sullivan said that he was persuaded that Steinberg is, in fact, a “good man” who has “good character.”
So, why is Steinberg a convicted felon and going to jail? Because he supposedly violated “insider trading laws,” which are ...
The interventionist mindset is fascinating. Even when they, deep down, don’t want the U.S. government to be intervening in the internal affairs of other countries, they feel compelled to call on the U.S. government to intervene. It’s almost as if they can’t help themselves, much like an alcoholic.
A good example is provided by Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum in her recent column “What the U.S. Should Stand For in Egypt.” Consider what she says:
… it’s none of our business who runs Egypt and we shouldn’t be backing anybody at all. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel came close to this view when he declared this week that “It’s up to the Egyptian people. And they are a large, great, sovereign nation. And it will be their responsibility to sort this out.”
Now, one might think, “Wow! Applebaum has become a libertarian, at least insofar as foreign policy is concerned.”
Alas, however, Applebaum can’t help herself. Immediately after suggesting that what happens in ...
