David Letterman and the illegality of blackmail  The David
Letterman fracas has caused the New Yorker to pose this very
Libertarian question: Why should blackmail be illegal? If
information is a commodity, why should its sale be restricted or
impeded?  Here’s a taste:    For instant updates, follow me on
Twitter.  11 comments Add your comment   October 13th, 2009
11:06 am  Do you not know that already blackmail is legal? Why,
only yesterday our insurance giants threatened every American
with higher health insurance premiums if the health care reform
bill passes. That, my friend, is blackmail, but what you would
expect from the oleaginous insurance salesmen.   October 13th,
2009 11:12 am  WHY NOT MAKE THE Atlanta-Obama-Journal
ILLEGAL.-???/..   October 13th, 2009 11:48 am  Was actually
thinking similar when this case was originally made public.
Seems like the perp was trying to sell information to Letterman
that he could have easily sold to the National Enquirer or TMZ.
If he actually made the offer to “World-