Radley Balko, writing for the Wall Street Journal, on the Rise of the Warrior Cop.  Scary trend towards police militarization in this country.  It needs to be reversed.

From Nirvana to Special Ops

Great story from the NYT about a guy who managed to get kicked out of Nirvana and Soundgarden, and then joined the U.S. Army and became a decorated member of the Special Forces.  Fascinating life.