From Kevin Williamson’s excellent article in National Review “The Truth About Fracking“: “There are other workaday environmental problems endemic to fracking: For the three to five days a frack lasts, it’s loud — really, really loud, because it’s basically a … read more >

March Madness showcases some of the best athletes and most exciting games in college sports. Unfortunately, the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament also highlights the worst in wasteful government spending, according to this press release from the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA).   … read more >

In February, the jobless rate for manufacturing was 8.4% (not seasonally adjusted) compared to the 8.7% national rate for all industries (not seasonally adjusted).  That marks the ninth consecutive month starting last June that the jobless rate for the manufacturing … read more >

LA Times – “More than 30 million Chinese people live in caves, many of them in Shaanxi province where the Loess plateau, with its distinctive cliffs of yellow, porous soil, makes digging easy and cave dwelling a reasonable option (see … read more >

In The Atlantic Magazine article “What Isn’t For Sale?“, Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel points to some interesting “markets in everything“:  paying for a prison cell upgrade in California dynamic market-based toll roads for solo drivers in some cities like … read more >