Category: General

Ernie the Attorney bemoans the abundance of laws in this country. Les Hancock has the solution. Rather than limiting the content of laws, such as is done with t...

Merck & Company, Inc., has a vaccine which may prevent certain diseases caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Out of the goodness of their hearts, and i...

It’s that time of the year when a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of monetary rewards. In celebration, The Economist discusses executive...

The cat sat on my lap. It must be time for a nap.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a draft assessment of the risks of food from cloned animals. Which begs the question, why? As far as I can...

Zimran just pointed out the most interesting presentation I have seen a long, long time, in which Hans Rosling discusses global development trends over the past...

Gillen asks, “Why the sudden increase in the incidence of peanut allergies?” But he neglected to cite his sources for the statistics, like a typical...

I was under the impression that hospitals in New York were, in general, private entities, but it appears that I was mistaken. The New York State Commission on H...

It seems that Congress will work a full week during the next session. I’m not so sure this is a good idea. More days in session approximately equal more c...

“The Impossible Planet” settles it. This season Doctor Who is fighting the Elder Gods.

The Poughkeepsie Journal quotes a spokesman for Sue Kelly’s campaign who seems to have forgotten how representative democracy works around here. KellyR...

One of the topics under consideration for prompt action once the 110th Congress take their seats is the minimum wage. The discussion so far has assumed that the...

The final results in New York’s 19th Congressional district have not been certified yet, so it’s still too early to compare the numbers, but the pre...

In an effort to prevent those of us who have voted for her before from voting for John Hall, Sue Kelly‘s campaign is pulling out the big guns. I received ...

How many pints are there in the 5 liter Heineken mini-keg? Google:pints+to+5+liters. Yep, that’ll do for the party. Oops. Read that label incorrectly. I b...

This month in Cato Unbound, the Cato Institute hosts discussion of the question, “Should Libertarians vote Democrat?” I expect this is to coincide w...

I heard one interesting thing on the radio this morning, and one annoying thing. That’s about par. The interesting thing was an article in The Lancet on t...

WTF wants brownies with a pizza?

I’m not as well-travelled as I’d like. From b3co.com, via Kellan. One thing I’d like to do is see how far I can travel down the East Coast of ...

I am slow to upgrade my home desk. One might say it’s because I’m cheap. One might also say it’s because the Company issues a portable desk wh...