Appellate Court Rules New York Large Sized Soda Ban Unconstitutional
Another legal setback for Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s crusade to regulate what New York City residents can eat and drink.
FDA Considering Age Limits For Caffeinated Beverages?
Recent comments from an FDA official raise the prospect that the agency is considering minor’s access to caffeinated beverages.
Income Inequality and the Social Contract
The rich are getting richer and more politically powerful.
Way Too Excited About Coffee With Pumpkin Syrup in It
So, apparently there’s a shortage of the goop that turns coffee into a $4 pumpkin-flavored milkshake. And grown ass men are upset about it.
Everybody Hates Breezewood, Pennsylvania
An object lesson in bureaucracy and the reason why infrastructure projects aren’t as easy to complete as some think.
Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney Clash In Subdued Tampa Debate
Monday’s debate in Tampa was a far more subdued affair than what we saw last week.
Signs Your Sign Will Go Viral
A cute protest sign based on a blog quip has created a minor internet sensation.
OTB Caption Contest Winners
The Natives Are Restless Tonight Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
Starbuck and Starbuck in a Starbucks
Dirk Benedict, who played Lt. Starbuck in the classic Battlestar Galactica, with Katee Sackhoff, who played Kara “Starbuck” Thrace in the modern Battlestar Galactica, in a Starbucks coffee shop.
Kill This Bill
Much like bills named for dead children, there’s a very high likelihood that any bill with “protecting children” and/or “pornographers” in the title is a) a very bad idea, b) a very stupid idea, c) of dubious Constitutionality, or, as here, d) all of the above.
Capitalism, Creative Destruction, And The End Of Borders Books
Borders Books is closing, because the free market works.
Putting Calorie Counts On Restaurant Menus Doesn’t Accomplish Anything
Not surprisingly, people still order that big juicy cheeseburger even after being told it contains over 1,000 calories.
Postal Service Nears Collapse
Business Week’s cover story examines the coming implosion of the US Postal Service as we know it.
Peak Coffee?
We’ve been hearing about peak oil for years. But now some experts are warning of an even more serious crisis: Peak coffee.
James Franco Does It All
James Franco is a film director, screenwriter, painter, author, performance artist and actor. And working on a PhD at Yale.
Health Care Reform and Political Constraints
How likely are more sweeping health care reforms in the US? Not very likely at all.
America’s Most Walkable Cities Our Best Cities?
The most walkable cities in America are also the most successful.
In Defense of Gentrification
While the displacement of poor blacks from their neighborhoods by affluent whites may be lamentable, it’s better than the alternatives.
