Stephanie Simon had an interesting piece in the Wall Street Journal last week, about what it takes to steer consumers toward supposedly environmentally friendly habits. Turns out that peer pressure-generated guilt is a big motivator. In Washington DC, for example, plastic bags are now a nickel apiece at the grocery store. It’s not the cost, … Read more
NPR apologists miss a hole you could drive a HMMWV through in their primary counterargument, which seems to be “but the public funds only 16% of the operation!” Well, if the federal government is funding only 16%, then you have 84% of your problem solved already, don’t you? Go solve the remainder the way the … Read more
Sunday was the fourth anniversary of WmWms. Thank you so much for reading, ladies and gentlemen. I appreciate it. A quick search reveals that I’ve mentioned Nancy Sinatra exactly twice in that four years. What a shame. I’ll fix that soon. Is a night of Wii bowling with the boys any less fun than it … Read more