Yes, it’s possible to go too far …

… even at a McCain rally. A anti-Islamic bigot gets roundly rebuked by a bunch of McCain supporters, including one campaign staffer.

… even at a McCain rally. A anti-Islamic bigot gets roundly rebuked by a bunch of McCain supporters, including one campaign staffer.

I wish the two candidates had as much class as the good people in this video. McCain could and should have said weeks ago what Colin Powell said yesterday. But this is encouraging.

Author: Mark Kleiman

Professor of Public Policy at the NYU Marron Institute for Urban Management and editor of the Journal of Drug Policy Analysis. Teaches about the methods of policy analysis about drug abuse control and crime control policy, working out the implications of two principles: that swift and certain sanctions don't have to be severe to be effective, and that well-designed threats usually don't have to be carried out. Books: Drugs and Drug Policy: What Everyone Needs to Know (with Jonathan Caulkins and Angela Hawken) When Brute Force Fails: How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment (Princeton, 2009; named one of the "books of the year" by The Economist Against Excess: Drug Policy for Results (Basic, 1993) Marijuana: Costs of Abuse, Costs of Control (Greenwood, 1989) UCLA Homepage Curriculum Vitae Contact: Markarkleiman-at-gmail.com