Letters of Marque hit the mainstream!

This week the general public heard about something that we O'Brian fans are familiar with: Letters of Marque. Some in Washington are floating the idea of using Letters of Marque in the battle against drug cartels. While the idea deputizing a bunch of bounty hunters to go against international crime rings makes me nervous, I enjoyed being ahead of the curve for once, being able to explain to lubbers the concept of "sanctioned piracy" against enemies of the state.