• IN THE MAIL: Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers: The Story of Success?.
IN THE MAIL: Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers: The Story of Success.
• Asheville, North Carolina. Some Althouse-style cafe-photoblogging. No, I ha...
Asheville, North Carolina. Some Althouse-style cafe-photoblogging. No, I haven’t been back there — this is from the weekend trip last month.
• IN TENNESSEE, BUDGET PROBLEMS BUT NO TAX INCREASE: ?Bredesen, a Democrat, tol...
IN TENNESSEE, BUDGET PROBLEMS BUT NO TAX INCREASE: “Bredesen, a Democrat, told reporters afterward that he?s not looking to increase taxes of any kind, including the state?s current 21.4-cent tax on each gallon of gas. In general, he said, it?s a terrible time to be asking people to pay more taxes, considering national economic conditions.”  [...]
• HAPPY NATIONAL AMMO DAY!
HAPPY NATIONAL AMMO DAY!
• BRIAN DOHERTY on how the Second Amendment was restored. ?In retrospect, D.C. ...
BRIAN DOHERTY on how the Second Amendment was restored. “In retrospect, D.C. v. Heller seems almost inevitable, because of shifting public and academic attitudes toward gun rights. But victory came only after a protracted struggle, with many pitfalls along the way.”
• HMM: T. Boone Pickens Expects Obama Administration to Implement Pickens Plan?.
HMM: T. Boone Pickens Expects Obama Administration to Implement Pickens Plan.
• INDEED: ?Say what you like about Jack Abramoff, but Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT...
INDEED: “Say what you like about Jack Abramoff, but Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) shouldn?t come out of the Countrywide Scandal smelling like roses, either.”
• PROFESSOR BAINBRIDGE: The NYT?s Floyd Norris Flubs the Mark Cuban Story?.
PROFESSOR BAINBRIDGE: The NYT’s Floyd Norris Flubs the Mark Cuban Story.
• TOM SMITH: Is it too late to become a French Socialist? ?If we are going to...
TOM SMITH: Is it too late to become a French Socialist? “If we are going to go socialist, could we at least do it in a semi-intelligent way? Could we at least imitate Old Europe and not Latin America?”
• PLUG AND PLAY HOME NETWORKING using your home power lines. This technology ha...
PLUG AND PLAY HOME NETWORKING using your home power lines. This technology has been around for a while, but it seems to be making strides. It’s certainly (somewhat) more secure than wireless.
• JAMES TARANTO identifies some hard-luck cases in today?s devastated economy, ...
JAMES TARANTO identifies some hard-luck cases in today’s devastated economy, with the help of the New York Times, MSNBC, et al.
• SOME PEOPLE EXPERIENCE much slower brain aging. So let?s figure out how to s...
SOME PEOPLE EXPERIENCE much slower brain aging. So let’s figure out how to spread the wealth . . . .
• I?M NOT SURPRISED:  Big Three CEOs Flew Private Jets to Washington to Beg for...
I’M NOT SURPRISED:  Big Three CEOs Flew Private Jets to Washington to Beg for Funds.
• HEY, THEY DON?T CALL IT ?TAXACHUSETTS? FOR NOTHING: Bill threatens lien, pen...
HEY, THEY DON’T CALL IT “TAXACHUSETTS” FOR NOTHING: Bill threatens lien, penalty to elderly, blind homeowner who owes one cent.
• IMMIGRATION NEWS from Mickey Kaus?.
IMMIGRATION NEWS from Mickey Kaus.