Over at the The Daily Caller, libertarian-oriented Republican Ron Paul is quoted contending that “Republicans will be more open than they were in 2008 to nominating a libertarian-minded candidate. “I think there’s no doubt about it,” Paul said in an interview with The Daily Caller.” See, Ron Paul says GOP will be more open to…

Steve Schultze of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has more on the disrepair at the Milwaukee Mental health Complex, in a story entitled, Milwaukee County Hopes to Keep Repair Cost Low for Mental Facility. Milwaukee County officials hope to keep down the cost and scope of repairs to the Mental Health Complex needed to resolve citations…

The Wisconsin State Journal has a story about dozens of naked cyclists riding through Madison, Wisconsin as part of the World Naked Bike Ride to protest dependence on oil. Their effort was attention-getting. The protest itself was peaceful, but ten cyclists were cited for disorderly conduct for failing to put their clothes back on, following…

There’s an update to a story about which I posted earlier this week, about a Wisconsin State Journal story entitled, “DOT Official’s Company Rings Up Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in State Business.” The story described how a “company co-owned by a state transportation official has done hundreds of thousands of dollars in business with…

The La Crosse Tribune has a wire photo and caption entitled, “Pet Waste Removal Worker Finds $58 in Dog Poop.” The story tells of Steve Wilson, an employee of DoodyCalls Pet Waste Removal, who found $58 in bills in a client’s dog’s poop. Wilson retrieved, cleaned, and return the money to the dog’s owner. One…

In the La Crosse Tribune, there’s a story about a police dog who found a parole violator after only two hours’ time on the job. After the unfortunate injuries from a police dog in Edgerton, Wisconsin, it’s reassuring to see that the combination of a good dog and a competent handler will produce good results.…

The hypocrisy of men who call themselves public servants and public officials while concealing their misdeeds from the public is nearly boundless. Milwaukee County offers a recent example. Since Lynne De Bruin revealed the immoral utilitarianism of Milwaukee bureaucrat John Chianelli, where he exposed female mental patients to risk of sexual assault in mixed gender…

I posted earlier today about a CNBC discussion of financial reporting requirements for federal legislators. I’d not abandon those disclosure requirements, although some libertarians might contend otherwise. (There’s also a difference, by the way, from a reporting requirement and a requirement that legislators divest assets.) I’m sure of two things. First, legislators and bureaucrats meddle…

Congratulations to John Chianelli, administrator of Milwaukee County’s Behavorial Health Division, who has now earned an entry in Chuck Shepherd’s famous “News of the Weird” column. Here’s the entry (accurately) describing Chianelli’s mental health policy for Milwaukee County: Questionable judgments — Standing firm under severe local criticism, John Chianelli (the chief mental-health administrator of Milwaukee…

There’s more, this morning, in the news about Milwaukee County’s Mental Health Complex. A MIlwaukee Journal Sentinel story reports on a state inspection of that county’s Mental Health Complex, revealing all manner of deficiencies. See, State inspectors’ reports find shoddy conditions at Mental Health Complex. Should anyone be surprised that the “[r]eport finds ‘ceilings, walls…

YouTube and the Guggenheim Museum are offering a showcase of videos, based on submissions received before July 31st. Although I can’t produce anything like this, I bet there are many readers who are more than up for the challenge. Here’s a description of the contest: YouTube Play is a collaboration between YouTube and the Guggenheim…

Politicians begin their careers insisting that they’re public servants advancing the public interest, but soon become entrenched incumbents eager to keep public matters secret from the very citizens they supposedly serve. A recent example of this desire to keep public matters from the public, itself, is to be found in Milwaukee County. There, Milwaukee County…

Sixteen-year old American girl Abby Sunderland set out alone in a boat earlier this year, attempting to circumnavigate the globe alone. She ran into rough seas in the Indian Ocean, and became temporarily lost and stranded. She was located, and has now been rescued by a French fishing vessel. I know that an expedition like…