A great tribute to Milton Friedman from Brad Delong… a nice summary description of the man that Dave Wittman and I used to refer to as “Uncle Milty”: His world-view began with a bedrock faith in people, in their ability
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Rockwell in Dayton
Missy and I made it to the Dayton Art Institute this past weekend to catch the special exhibit of artist/illustrator Norman Rockwell. We had a special tour hosted by a docent who walked us through the exhibit and provided us
Interesting Trivia
Some interesting trivia, courtesy of MentalFloss… Johnny Cash’s “A Boy Named Sue” was penned by beloved children’s author Shel Silverstein. Ben & Jerry learned how to make ice cream by taking a $5 correspondence course offered by Penn State. In
Revolutionary Tires
From my buddy, Joe K… They have been testing these for several years now. A company called Resilient Tech was developing them for the military application. Yes, those are ‘spoke-like’ connections to the inner part of the tire from the
STOP SOPA
STOP SOPA SOPA is the euphemistically named the “Stop Online Piracy Act” (in the same way that Obamacare is ironically called the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”) To Learn more, check this site
The Pentagon and Iran
This sums it up nicely…
Meritocracy in the US
A great article about restoring meritocracy to the United States… a few excerpts: To this day, Americans are unusually supportive of meritocracy, and their support goes a long way toward explaining their embrace of American-style capitalism… In politics, for example—a
Where are They Now?
Where are the men that were instrumental in bringing the housing crisis to the United States? Here’s a quick look into the three former Fannie Mae executives who brought down Wall Street. Franklin Raines – the Chairman and Chief Executive
Obama and the Nation’s Morale
Another great analysis from Victor Davis Hanson where he describes how the Manchurian Marxist Moslem has brought the United States to a new low in citizen morale… an excerpt: In the last three years, we have become so numb to
Economics – Right Against Left
One of my favorite commentators, George Will, does a nice job handling the midget (mental and stature) from the Clinton administration… Take a look here to watch how Dr. Will handles Robert Reich.