Non-Sequiturs: 08.19.10

* “These golden handcuffs are funny. First you hate ’em, then you get used to ’em, Enough time passes, you get so you depend on them.” [Life’s Work]

* Silly British government. Don’t they know that only little people pay taxes? [Fashionista]

* It’s funny how we take basic property rights for granted. Yes, by “we” I mean “dirty libs.” Republicans have this strange ability to care about private property rights all the time. [Idea exChange]

* I had a chance to expand on my thought about Phillip Markoff’s suicide with Professor Douglas Berman — who said he was happy from a utilitarian standpoint with Markoff’s suicide — and Leslie Walker — Executive Director of Prisoners’ Legal Services in Boston. [Legal Talk Network]

* I don’t what you’re doing, Mrs. Ted Olson, but keep it up! [WSJ Law Blog]

* Democrats spinelessly running for cover on this Ground Zero mosque issue reminds me of… Democrats, sadly. [Salon]

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