Links for your Wednesday evening:

Alabama lawmakers considering lowering max speed limit from 70 to 65 mph. This will do nothing to improve highway safety, but will definitely increase ticket revenues. Now might be a good time to join the National Motorists Association. (Via Thomason Tracts.) Previous ranting on speed limits.

Gene’s back on the blogwagon; let the people rejoice! Also, you should buy his new book: The Cult of the Presidency.

The Homebrew Bill is being voted on by the Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee. It should pass, but lighting up the switchboard probably wouldn’t hurt. (Via Daily Dixie.)

The Mobile Press-Register is all about some Real ID, saying it doesn’t go far enough. Methinks a few hundred letters might convince them otherwise. Previous ranting on Real ID.

Loretta Nall finds a heartwarming story about a man who doesn’t let age stand between him and his favorite hobby.

Brian points to some disturbing allegations of officers behaving badly in Huntsville.

Good stuff at Reason.

Rachael passes along this horrible story of a guy who nearly had his life ruined by almost two days of being trapped in an elevator! On a happier note, she recommends the Raindrop Music Festival, coming up the weekend after next at Bottletree.

Thomas McGowan–free after 23 years of wrongful imprisonment in Texas for a rape he didn’t commit. His conviction was based on notoriously unreliable eyewitness identification and DNA evidence finally set the record straight. McGowan calls his release and “answer to many years of prayer.” The Innocence Project helped get DNA testing in this case and is doing the Lord’s work in many similar cases around the country. You should be supporting them. Related: Radley interviews a new (and better) breed of Texas prosecutor, who is trying to make sure that these types of convictions are overturned and don’t happen again in the future.

Rush to build private spaceships. (Via Jacob.)

Good stuff from Marginal Revolution.

Learn about Determinism, the Droste Effect and the ultimate breakfast sandwich machine from Shaun.

Historical examples of Anarchy without chaos.

Last, but certainly not least: “Mustaches of the Nineteenth Century” and “SteamPunk StarWars” at Pieces of Flair.

And I’m spent.