Morning Matters

• Obama’s DOJ to review policy requiring defendants who plead guilty to waive any right to later request DNA testing. Like Johnathan Adler (see link), I didn’t know the Bush administration had this policy, either. Seems like a pretty bad idea.
• The Nobel prize in economics goes to Ben Bernanke Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson.
• Sheriff Joe Arpaio loses some of his immigration enforcement powers.
• Local governments rescind or postpone smoking bans.
• Police chief ordered to turn over gun after shooting a family’s dog last month.
• USDA uses federal regs aimed at preventing animal exploitation to harass Colorado rescue operation because their dog sleeps in the organization’s display window. Looks like it’s only a matter of a $40 fee and license, but it seems pretty petty.
• Iran hands down death sentences to three of last summer’s protesters.
• Julian Sanchez video-fisks Fox News coverage of the PATRIOT Act renewal. Also, “fisking video” sounds like something dirty.
• Steve Moore profiles Whole Foods CEO John Mackey.
• This is pretty cool: An iPhone at that plots and profiles traffic fatalities in your area.

With Reason, Hit and Run
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