This post at the Freakonomics blog cites a Canadian study that found that 90% of accidents involving bicyclists in its sample were caused by “clumsy or inattentive driving” by motorists. The only surprise about this is that the author is apparently surprised, writing: When it comes to sharing the road with cars, many people seem… Continue reading Newsflash: Motorists are hazardous to bicyclists’ health
Category: Society & Culture
Texas has its own “Cash for Clunkers” program
I suspect that many people in the Permian Basin don’t realize that in addition to the federal government’s Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS or “Cash for Clunkers”) program, Texas is also offering a cash incentive for the trade-in of an old auto for a new one. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) created the… Continue reading Texas has its own “Cash for Clunkers” program
Health Care Reform: White House Needs to Report Itself
Note to the White House Health Reform Office: Be careful what you ask for. You’re liable to get it.
Cash for Clunkers: More Immoral Environmentalism?
Diverting corn from food to fuel is a bad idea, and so is crushing clunkers.
Amazon.com: Disrupting shared informational heritage since 2009
A writer for the LA Times worries that Amazon.com is amassing too much control over, well, pretty much everything.
The Cost of Bad Service
Why isn’t this obvious? Neglect your customers; lose their business. That’s pretty simple, isn’t it?
Those People
Do we judge others on superficial appearances because it’s easy, or because it’s accurate?
Random Thoughts On Inauguration Day
We rejoice today, for at long last, the fires of Mordor have been quenched, and the evil intentions of The Empire have been thwarted. How bright is that light that signals a new dawn, where Jupiter has finally aligned with Mars, and Starbucks lattes, thick with the foam of freedom, are but one thin dime,… Continue reading Random Thoughts On Inauguration Day
Book Review: “Proust and the Squid”
…the goal of reading is to go beyond the author’s ideas to thoughts that are increasingly autonomous, transformative, and ultimately independent of the written text. … The experience of reading is not so much an end in itself as it is our best vehicle to a transformed mind, and, literally and figuratively, to a changed… Continue reading Book Review: “Proust and the Squid”
Jason Polan: The Art of Texas Law
I don’t remember how I stumbled across it, but The 20×200 Blog is a fascinating showcase for a wide variety of artists. If you like what you see, you can buy the artwork for a fixed price of $20, $200, or $2,000, depending on the size of the piece. Anyway, one of the posts that… Continue reading Jason Polan: The Art of Texas Law