Rodentis bureaucratis comes in several species. Most common is the Lifer, the sponge who simply wants to push paper for a career on the taxpayers’ dime, then after a couple of decades of doing nothing, shuffles off to “retirement” to do nothing. Dorothy Parker’s quip when she heard Calvin Coolidge had died (“How could they tell?”) applies to retired bloodsuckers. Less common but far more dangerous is the True Believer. This moron actually embraces his agency’s stated premise, whether it is restraining all those greedy farmers out there poisoning us with tainted food or preventing turrism. He sees a crisis and … Continue reading Why “See Something, Say Something” Won’t Catch Turrists or Unelected Criminals