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14 Jan 2007, 11:01 pm
What a way to spark a conversation.For more information about how difficult things have been for public defenders in New Orleans, click on PD Stuff's New Orleans label.On another front, Guantanamo Bay detainees continue to be in the news, and a recent story helps illustrate a problem often faced by public defenders: they get equated with their clients. [read post]
6 Dec 2006, 7:58 pm
Part II of my post takes up the idea of "policy catastrophes": To get a grip on the idea of a policy catastrophe, consider these examples: 1) Collapse and government bailout of savings and loan institutions in the 1980s.2) Destruction of the space shuttles Challenger (1986) and Columbia (2003).3) 9/11 terrorist attacks.4) Inundation of New Orleans in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina due to failure of levees and subsequent inadequate government response. [read post]