One might think that in a tropical country life is organized taking the climate into account, and that along with our light clothing we always have umbrellas and raincoats at hand. Not so. Leaking roofs are common, especially in the … read more
The outlook for the restaurant industry improved somewhat in October, as the National Restaurant Association’s comprehensive index of restaurant activity registered its first gain in three months. The Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) a monthly composite index that tracks the … read more
The blogosphere pile-on over Climategate continues. Over the weekend, several folks noted that “Climategate” had already surpassed “global warming” on webpage hits on Google. As I mentioned yesterday, analyses of the leaked Climate Research Unit documents, such as coding notes, … read more
There’s a game played in Washington and in many of the capitals of Western Europe that centers around drawing a big distinction between Vladimir Putin, the former president, now prime minister of Russia, and his presidential successor, Dmitry Medvedev: Putin, … read more
Today’s fascinating Buffalo News column by Edward Cowle, CEO and president of U. S. Rare Earths, reveals the stunning fact that 84 percent of the $1.05 billion dollars in “green stimulus” money spent by the Obama administration has gone to … read more
I am sure the New York Times is right when it says that the stigma of using food stamps is fading, but it brings us to another aspect of the “Do we want to be like Europe?” question that has … read more
While leftist authoritarians backed by the budding dictator Hugo Chavez are attacking democracy in Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, two elections in Honduras and Uruguay underscore that free elections are embraced by people throughout the Americas. In Honduras, nearly two-thirds … read more
While I was off for Thanksgiving, Kevin Drum blogged over at Mother Jones in favor of a grand bargain on Social Security reform, saying: It would also have the huge virtue of taking Social Security off the table as a … read more
