Michael Jackson Verdict

Mathew Yglesias, who I have never linked from before, writes about the wasted public funds on the Michael Jackson verdict. I disagree. I'm willing to pitch in my two cents for the entertainment value alone. Just having something funny and weird to talk about - it's cheaper than a movie and can be viewed as a "public good." It's a perverse way to look at things, but it's amazing what an interesting angle you get on real world events when viewing them through the lens of entertainment. Why else did the army gather prominent folks from the entertainment industry (including, mysteriously, Pablo Frasconi) to discuss plausible terrorist plots in the wake of 9/11.

One paragraph, from Micheal Jackson to 9/11. That's minorly impressive, right.