I said I don’t live in Chicago
I don’t know no Al Capone

There’s a Windy City
In my blogwatch, alone…

(With thanks to Relapsed Catholic for reminding me to spin that one again.)

Angevin2: Songs about syphilis. And: “Am I totally a hopeless dork for thinking of Rene Girard whenever those Burger King ads come on that say ‘The King’s pain is your gain’?” Wow.

Family Scholars: Two links today on sperm and egg donation, new “family constellations,” and the best interests of children. This blog is the best resource I’ve found for stories on that subject. “‘When I saw the first picture, I just started to bawl,’ she said, noting the family resemblance. ‘I knew that he was my father.'”

Hit & Run: “The article details how the U.S. government was complicit in several murders carried out by Juarez drug cartel, including the kidnapping and murder of El Paso resident Luis Padilla — who appears to have been a victim of mistaken identity. U.S. drug cops apparently took no action as their trusted informant helped in several homicides, including helping to purchase lime to dissolve the bodies of the victims. And when one highly-decorated DEA agent wrote an outraged letter of protest, high-ranking officials at the Department of Justice — including DEA Administrator Karen Tandy — chastised him, demoted him, and basically forced him to resign.” (more)

1. I know nothing more about this stuff than what you can find at that link. But 2. if you see this as basically a story about informants, and informants are shady people, you’re getting your hands dirty etc etc–keep in mind that we don’t have to have all these informants. It’s the war on drugs that keeps these “shady,” murderous guys in business.

Virginia Postrel‘s comments on the idea of “liberaltarianism” are the most interesting I’ve seen so far. I, uh, haven’t read the relevant article yet.