Missile Math Mistake
I made some simple math mistakes in a previous post, and appreciate Matt Johnson catching my error:As someone who agrees with your general point about the amount we spend on the military industrial complex being outrageously high, I do have to point out that you might...
Radioactive Regulation
Since the radiation danger at the Japanese nuclear plants became news in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami, anti-nuke activists have used the opportunity to paint this as a perfect example of why we shouldn't have any new nuclear power plants built in the US. But...
Random Thoughts From The Road
I'm on the road with my daughter during spring break visiting colleges she might attend in the fall of '12. We're having a good time together, despite the non-spring weather we're encountering (nothing makes a college campus seem more dreary than the wind whipping...
Teachers Bridge
Almost five years ago, I wrote a column calling for an end to the practice of naming buildings, highways, and especially bridges after politicians. Instead, I suggested a Bridge Naming Lottery where everyone has a chance of being honored. Now, politicos in Missouri...
Pension Tension
A question for the Wisconsin legislators who want to reduce pension benefits and collective bargaining rights for public employees like teachers, police, and firefighters: why don't you go first? According to the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune, once they retire and pass age...
Democracy No, Freedom Yes
With Mubarak leaving power in Egypt and jubilant crowds filling the streets, the storyline is all about losing a dictator and gaining a democracy. Whether that happens, how long it takes, and who ends up in charge all remain to be seen, but the United States shouldn't...
NFL Socialism
Friday night, Bill Maher finished his HBO Real Time show with a New Rule about what makes NFL football so great -- socialism.Football is more like the Democratic philosophy. Democrats don't want to eliminate capitalism or competition, but they'd like it if some kids...
More Teasing
To go along with my column on Sarah Palin and The Tease, here's Ross Douthat on how the media must kick its Palin habit...Palin, meanwhile, officially despises the "lamestream" media. But press coverage —- good, bad, whatever -— is clearly the oxygen she craves. She...