Can’t Peddle 55
Megan McArdle argues that drivers who exceed the speed limit in their cars have no right to get angry at bikers who run stop signs and red lights, weave in and out of traffic, and otherwise ignore traffic laws. Plus, because bikes are smaller and slower, they're not going to cause any harm: The reason cops don't ticket bikers when they ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 14, 2008 13:53
Unbearable Whiteness of Blogging
The Unfogged gang has three posts in as many days about a wildly popular new blog about which I was previously unaware called Stuff White People Like. It's the kind of blog only white people could like: a blog about white people written by white people for other white people that makes fun of white people. ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on February 18, 2008 11:08
Google Goes into the Bus Business
In part of their effort to take over the world, Google has started its own bus company. The perks of working at Google are the envy of Silicon Valley. Unlimited amounts of free chef-prepared food at all times of day. A climbing wall, a volleyball court and two lap pools. On-site car washes, oil changes and haircuts, not to mention free ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on March 10, 2007 10:10
A Sensible Idea on Greenhouse Gases
Senator Barbara Boxer (D, CA) actually has an idea that isn't half bad (WSJ--subscription required). Ms. Boxer, who heads the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, suggested last week that a first step in reducing greenhouse gases would be to require that federal buildings use more efficient light bulbs, and ask federal bureaucrats to turn off their computers at night. "Don't ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on March 5, 2007 12:13
Making Soldiers Take Viagra?
Made you look. Turns out Viagra has other benefits, such as enhanced performance at high altitudes such as in Afghanistan. You can’t write about this topic without double entendres, intentional or not, without warping the meaning. It is hard (oops, tuff) to do, so I won’t try, indeed, I will highlight it. As the commercials continually remind us: Viagra ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on June 25, 2006 02:22
Ann Coulter’s Useless Demagoguery
Ann Coulter is hard at work churning out useless columns. This time it is on the high gasoline prices. Right off the bat she starts out badly, I would be more interested in what the Democrats had to say about high gas prices if these were not the same people who refused to let us drill for oil in ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 3, 2006 15:34
