Reason Morning Links: Swine Flu Panic, Regulation Revelations, and More Asset Forfeiture?
– Welcome to post-bailout America, where various federal agencies have replaced board rooms in fighting over how to salvage a failed company.
– Two former federal prosecutors argue in the NY Times for expanded use of asset forfeiture.
– Swine flu panic spreads. Actual swine flu spreads too, though much less rapidly.
– Bea Arthur, RIP. To borrow from Andrew Breitbart's Twitter feed, may she be remembered for more than being the target of the greatest joke ever told.
– "Perhaps one of the biggest mainstream business media cliches is the surprising discovery that industry leaders often favor regulation of their industry."
– Americans aren't necessarily less religious, they're just changing religions.
– Do conservatives know that Colbert is joking?
