Tuesday link dump: Cause and effect

People don't like it when you kill their friends, marijuana is good for Democrats, and other important findings

According to economists, the more people our military kills, the more radicalized the people we're killing get. This not-at-all obvious thesis has major implications for our mission to occupy and kill the people of Afghanistan until they love us enough to form a stable government.
Incumbents get a bump if the local college football team is winning.
Congressional Democrats were sent back home to their districts with a "Job Fair in a Box," which is actually not as useful as actual jobs -- or unemployment benefits -- would've been.
Oh, hey, another bizarre Rasmussen poll.
Marijuana ballot measures are like gay marriage bans, but for Democrats. And also not evil.
Adam Serwer explains the "New Black Panther Party" case and reminds us of how really terrible everyone was at the Department of Justice during the Bush administration.
Activist Ted Glick faces up to three years in prison for hanging up a banner in a Senate office building that he entered legally.

People don't like it when you kill their friends, marijuana is good for Democrats, and other important findings