At Powerline today is an essay by Joyce Lee Malcolm on British efforts to make committing crimes more pleasant. If that sounds sarcastic then read the essay, and see for yourself, it reads like something by Waugh or Wodehouse. I think my favorite item is this:
"This past February the gardeners of Surrey were told they could not use wire mesh on the windows of their sheds because burglers might get hurt breaking in."
It seems Britain's unique achievement has been to create a Leviathan without any of the Hobbesian benefits.
Read the whole thing: http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2011/08/malcolms-moment.php
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