Ken Martin's Blog

One very nice things about being able to work from home occasionally is being able to see things like this (small movie). :)

[1]: http://www.startribune.com/south/story/1347967.html [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelo_v._New_London [3]: http://ci.rosemount.mn.us/vertical/Sites/{9EB5E841-C29C-4154-8A28-AC41E049797A}/uploads/{B3FDBDB1-507B-4A67-B369-8BBDC541599A}.PDF [4]: http://www.mnedr.com/WhoWeAre/tabid/61/Default.aspx [5]: http://ci.rosemount.mn.us/vertical/Sites/{9EB5E841-C29C-4154-8A28-AC41E049797A}/uploads/{1575E769-9387-430D-B546-A896D7312154}.JPG Pretty blunt, Ken. Yeah, I suppose. But what else can it be called when a [city government takes someone's property][1] not for a bridge or a road (things historically understood to fulfill the “public use” concept in eminent domain), but just because they want a [...]

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._P._Moreland [2]: http://www.veritas.org/3.0_media/presenters/57 A friend recently asked me what I thought of [J. P. Moreland][1]. Unbelievably, I had little to say. :) I’ve come across Moreland’s arguments in various places, but I’d never heard or read anything directly from him. Well, I’ve been listening to a whole bunch of his [Veritas Forum lectures (free [...]

…and we were thankfully not nearby, but the [35W Mississippi River bridge collapse](http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1338294.html) is just stunning and horrible. It’s just unbelievable. There were no known problems with the bridge. No interesting or extreme weather. Just a second of shaking and then it fell; 64 feet down to the river. Here’s a [quick map of where [...]