I just received a copy of A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World by William J. Bernstein. He's got a website, and he's apparently a fan of Windypundit because he comped me a copy of the book. (I guess this blogging thing is finally starting to pay off.) A Splendid Exchange looks like it's going to be a history of long-distance trading, from a time when only … [Read more...] about In the Bookbag: A Splendid Exchange
Dim Bulb or Bright Idea?
Here's an interesting local law: The same week millions of people across the world are encouraged to turn off non-essential lights for 60 minutes during the second annual Earth Hour, the Village of Homer Glen is being honored for adopting one of the most comprehensive lighting ordinances in the state. ... The ordinance limits how much light a business can generate based on … [Read more...] about Dim Bulb or Bright Idea?
To a Prosecutor Concerned That I Might Nullify
If you are a prosecutor, it's possible you found this because I'm a potential juror and you were Googling my name. I already wrote something like this in response to a question on Mark Bennet's blog, so I might as well spell it out here. (And yes, I'm in kind of a bad mood.) This argument is going to be more emotional than logical, but when it comes to describing and predicting … [Read more...] about To a Prosecutor Concerned That I Might Nullify
Design, Deportation, Dead Dogs, and the DEA
Random shots around the web: Meet the interior design cartel and other people who want laws to keep you buying their services. Another item for the list of signs that we have too many federal law enforcement employees: "The government pulls people suspected of being here illegally out of airplane lines and then pays to detain, prosecute and deport them to the country they were … [Read more...] about Design, Deportation, Dead Dogs, and the DEA
Sepak Takraw, Time Travel, Home Defense, and Our Robot Masters
Random shots around the web: I'm not a sports fan. To me, all sports coverage sounds like this. What time travel would really be like. If the Supreme Court rules in favor of the right to bear arms in Heller, I want to get one of these for home defense. And I want to paint it like this. Here's another of my favorite Onion videos: Are We Giving The Robots … [Read more...] about Sepak Takraw, Time Travel, Home Defense, and Our Robot Masters