DC101′s Elliot in the Morning show had a couple interesting topics this Thursday. First, they talked about a good example of what is wrong with this country: Stupid Homeowners Association Tries To Force 90 Year Old Veteran to Remove Flagpole Another interesting topic on Elliot in the Morning was a discussion about mixtapes… I have [...]
2009 Virginia Election Earlier this week, I went to the local fire department to vote in the gubernatorial election in Virginia. Hi-tech touch-screen voting machines can potentially spreading germs, but I was I was pleased to see a low-tech method of swine flu prevention. Staff passed on wooden sticks to voters so they did not [...]
Train Tuesdays As I’m sure U.S. readers are aware, there are health care bills moving through the House and Senate. Unfortunately, neither bill under consideration contains any type of tort reform. Matthew Yglesias, a progressive blogger, claims that medical malpractice reform won’t reduce health care costs. But shouldn’t it, at least to some extent? If [...]
University of Maryland Professor Peter Morici thinks so: …America lost its way. Instead of making what the world wanted in order to pay for what it lacked, the U.S. manufactured too little and borrowed too much. Oil from Saudi Arabia, cars from Japan and televisions from China, all too frequently purchased on credit. Now, foreigners [...]
Hi-Tech Addictions and Driving My home state of Virginia has banned texting while driving as William Flook of the Washington Examiner reports. However, some are disappointed that apparently a driver cannot be pulled over just for texting: Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine signed into law on Monday legislation to ban text-messaging while driving… Under Virginia’s ban, [...]