2008

Aug

“Specifically on the question of home size, we have various...”
— Matthew Yglesias ...

When States Outlaw Sound Economics

Todd Zywicki notes: The State of Florida has activated its price-gouging hotline in anticipation of...

On Joe Biden

Now that VP speculation has centered on Joe Biden, Brad asked me to explain this post of mine in...

Taking Back the Praise

A few months ago, I praised Obama for deciding not to give out “street money” in...

It’s a rather absurd world where our police dress...

Japanese Bakeries

One of the best and most surprising things about Tokyo is that you can’t go fifteen feet...

Wherein Nicholas Beaudrot Fails to Understand...

This is what my yearbook photo would have looked like,...

“And he does it with gusto, especially during the...”
— Tropic Thunder - Movie -...

Encounter at the Fish Market and a Few...

On our first morning in Japan, we visited the Tsukiji Fish Market. While we were there, we watched...

Japanese Bathrooms

An American cannot visit Japan without being somewhat in awe of Japanese restrooms. First, take the...

“Let’s see if we can follow this. When Amtrak...”
— Amateur Economist: All Aboard:...

Politeness and Courtesy in Japan

In light of Japan’s neon signs, giant television billboards, and high-tech gadgetry, perhaps...

Preface to My Thoughts on Japan

We’re back from Japan. It was an incredible trip. While I was there, my mind was swimming...

Hit & Run > “A five-egg omelet, a bowl of...

“In Alabama it is illegal to recommend shades of paint...”
— Marginal Revolution: Designing...

“HitMeLater is simple. Forward any email to 24@hitmelater.com...”
— HitMeLater: A Snooze Button...

“In fact, the world oil shortage is political, not...”
— Open ANWR Already!: The case...

The Folly of Obama’s Tax Plan ...

Reminder of Things to Blog About

Mostly as a note to myself, here are things I want to blog about: 1. Tokyo subway (can government...

Kyoto is full of stuff like this.

Conveyer belt sushi is cheap and good.

Imagine streets like this everywhere, filled with people...

Japan Pictures and Movies

I’ve been too busy to post anything the last couple of days, but at some point I’ll do a...

More Innocent Drug War Casualties

“From its inception, in 1892, the Pledge has been a slavish...”
— What’s Conservative...

How can . . .

… Obama and McCain both love The Wire, and yet each wants to continue the Drug War, without...

“Sometimes I win the arm wrestling contest, but foolishly she...”
— My Way News - McCain, Obama...

I am 98 Percent Male . . . How about you?

Our first day in Japan

“Burnside and Whitehurst produced two bar graphs, one...”
— Barack Obama’s Lost...

“The study found that for every 10% increase in the minimum...”
— New Federal Minimum Wage Rate...

Jobless Rate Climbs to 5.7% as 51,000 Jobs...

Jul

“The study neatly illuminates the sad positive feedback loop...”
— The Frontal Cortex :...

“The idea that Chicago should scuttle the Milton Friedman...”
— Megan McArdle ...

There's Something Happing Here . . .

… and what it is is exactly clear. It’s tyranny. Banning transfats. LA banning new...

“And why does the moratorium apply only to the poor part of...”
— Banning fast food in poor...

It seems like the New York Times is always a...

Radley Balko asks some really good questions...

“Fountain Square will be the setting tonight for an action...”
— TV pilot films on Square...

“Last December, I posted about a botched SWAT raid on an...”
— Reason Magazine - Hit &...

Because I worked at a McDonald’s in high school, it’s interesting to me to see how they...

Controversial Proposition of the Day

Chinese food isn’t very good. Almost any other ethnic food (Thai, Afghan, Japanese, Korean,...

Teflon "to the core"

The secret with Road Runner, I guess, it to use italics when...

Free 1 Year Subscription to Spin Magazine

“One study showed that apples shipped from New Zealand to...”
— Findings - 10 Things to...

Truly Hard Question

Scrabulous, the fabulous, copied-from-Scrabble Facebook application, has been shut down today....

A few reasons why Obama's economic policies...

As someone who often has to give Mac tech support over the phone and away from a computer, I find...

Another Example of McCain, the Phony

“Most HR’s 2004-2008 1. Adam Dunn 195 2. Alex Rodriguez...”
— Lance’s Blog

Cliff Richard - Devil Woman www.WatsonsDesigns.com (via gangreengroin) Cliff Richard was 36 in this...

Obama on the Kindle

I got a Kindle yesterday for my birthday, and it’s pretty much as good as I expected. Note: If...

The Hoosiers - Goodbye Mr A (Music Video) (via UnitedKingdomMusic) — A tribute (rebuke?) to...

My trip to the DMV.

The Unfairness of the NL Central

I’ve posted this before, but I’m even more upset about it now, since the NL Central has...

The moral of this story . . .

The moral of this story is that kids are exceptionally trusting and that no one should ever leave...

Mad Men

We haven’t watched Mad Men, but it sounds like we should. Have any readers of this blog seen...

“On the Seventh Day he walked across the Channel of the...”
— He ventured forth to bring...

CARPE DIEM: For Some Products, There’s Been Major...

Why the Minimum Wage Matters

I’ve been ranting today about the minimum wage, and it’s not (I hope) because I’m...

Minimum Wage And State Unemployment

There are a million factors involved, and if you look at the states between the extremes, the divide...

Congress passed the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2008 on May 25,...

Last year, Congress increased the minimum wage. Just...

Exhibit 942,888 in the Case of Local...

“The national minimum wage went up 70 cents on Thursday as...”
— From CNN. Could we have...

Why our immigrations policies are inhumane.

“Forty-five percent of black women in America have never been...”
— Black and single: Is marriage...

Tom Brokaw is a Joke

Look at the wimpy way he questioned Al Gore about his mansion on Meet the Press last Sunday: MR....

“Siskel and Ebert, though trained as ink-stained wretch...”
— Roger Ebert: Back to the...

One Brave Stand

One more point on Obama. If he is a statesman, a true, transformative political figure,...

National Institute on Justice and...

I’m at the NIJ conference, in a break-out session about “Hotbeds of Radicalization in...

Obama and the Libertarians

Despite the weird number of Obamatarians, Obama is the least libertarian Democratic candidate since,...

Things I Don't Know

My friend Brad is one of the leading experts on the intelligent design/evolution debate, and he...

Chavez and the Lifespan of a Tyrant

I was reading about the laughable economic policies of Venezuela when I started thinking about how...

Off all the games I’ve downloaded to the iPod Touch,...

Megan McArdle on the idiocy of Senators and...

One of Today's Best Baseball Writers, Writing...

A Liberal Takes Down Naomi Klein

Any casual reader of this blog knows that I view Milton Friedman as a great humanitarian and Naomi...

TaxProf Blog: WSJ: Their Fair Share

As Travel Costs Rise, More Meetings Go Virtual -...

“To use the service, dial 267-SLYDIAL (267-759-3425), and...”
— Slydial Lets You Avoid Awkard...

Naomi Wolf used to be a semi-respected feminist thinker and writer. And then, she became a...

“Maybe we should pay more attention to the issues on which...”
— Where Obama didn’t...

“San Jose Det. Matthew Christian created a fake DNA report...”
— Reason Magazine - Hit &...

“New York tax filers reporting more than $375,000 a year in...”
— Tax Rates For New Yorkers...

Matthew Yglesias (July 19,...

The Magazine Industry

I’ve written before about the numerous free magazines I got from internet bargain sites....

“I agree with Mitchell that the average big name record...”
— Reason Magazine - Hit &...

“Pandora is one of the most-reviewed, highest-rated, popular...”
— Save Pandora! - Technology...

Some Mean Thoughts About Al Gore

I don’t like to post mean things, really. But Al Gore is trying to ruin society, as far as I...

Nothing's too small for a little political...

Free Magazines

For a very limited time, you can get Wired and U.S. News and World Report for free. I’ve used...

This seems like a pretty valid attack to me.

Things like this are awful and despicable, but it’s...

Ivy League School Steals From Poor

I just created a Twitter account, but I don't...

I haven’t had anything very interesting to say about...

I think there’s this common problem, whereby people who don’t really understand...

“Any content you purchase for Kindle from the Amazon Kindle...”
— Doesn’t this make the...

Fines for Hiring

People do bad things to each other every day. People kill each other; they assault each other; they...

DJ is the new Elevator Operator

I’ve been pretty much delighted with the new iPod Touch 2.0 software, and the new applications...

The grassroots campaign is spreading.

Americans for Tax Reform

Chinese restaurant called TRANSLATE SERVER ERROR - Boing...

STAR KING cut - Cute lil boy (via AznKoalaa)

“The city should not be in the business of deciding what goes...”
— A New Effort to End the Dance...

“If I were to ask you out, would your answer to that question...”
— Logician’s Pickup Line

The Sad Decline of Ohio

I don’t normally agree with much that I see on the NRO Corner, but these two posts were...

“MoveOn’s news release explained: “We want to...”
— The joy of $8 gas - Los...

“The growth of federal crimes continues unabated. The...”
— Revisiting the Explosive...

“Frank Giotto, President of Fiber Instrument Sales...

The Sad, Strange Life of Eric Show

Woot Sellout—8GB iPod Touch for $214.99; with the new...

Accountability

Our country’s terrorist watch list now has one million names. Which means it has no names...

davidcho: (click to enlarge) I don’t know why I love this...

How is it that I didn't realize that Dick...

If the Government raids your property and...