Blog 3 Columns

How Women Got the Vote: You Might Be Surprised 0
- History
- August 26, 2019
One hundred years ago this month, the Women’s Suffrage Amendment became the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. This amendment is simple and reads as follows: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account
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Hot-Car Deaths Are Heartbreaking, but Shouldn’t Be an Excuse for More Regulation 0
- Economics
- August 26, 2019
Congress is analyzing two proposed pieces of legislation drafted to help prevent car-related child deaths from heatstroke. The Senate’s version of the bill would require carmakers to add systems that would remind drivers to look in the back seat once the engine is turned off while the House bill would require manufacturers to add an alert system to warn
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What Will and Kate Teach Us About Earning Respect 0
- Culture
- August 23, 2019
In recent days, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (aka Prince Harry and Meghan Markle) have been under fire for blatant hypocrisy. After lecturing the populace about being environmentally friendly, the pair rode a private jet to their summer vacation destination, making their carbon footprint equal to that of Bigfoot’s. Their decision didn’t really surprise
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Spreading Their Wings: How to Help Young People Succeed in College 3
- Culture
- August 23, 2019
It’s that time of year and that time of life. You pack your car or van full of clothes, electronic devices, a lamp or two, sheets, blankets, and a pillow, some basic food supplies, and all the rest of the paraphernalia necessary for your 18-year-old to survive a first semester of college. On the drive
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Solar Roads: Another Government-Funded Energy Failure 0
- August 23, 2019
Surprise – solar panels don’t make great roads. The French government recently learned this the hard way after debuting a $6 million solar road in Normandy in 2016. The road generated about half as much power as expected, and costs exceeded any reasonable expectation for a road…or even a solar panel. An American experiment in solar roads fared similarly.
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Airport’s Ban on Plastic Water Bottles a Flight of Fancy 0
- August 23, 2019
Politicians in California like to show how much they care about making the world a better place by banning things. Making the world a better place isn’t something they seem to care much about, however, because if they did, they would be doing very different things. As Exhibit A, please consider San Francisco’s new ban
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50 Years Later, the Spirit of ’69 Feels Like a Hangover 0
- Culture
- August 23, 2019
The August 16 death of actor Peter Fonda comes as a jolt to Baby Boomers, including this one. Most of us will always think of Fonda as the young and vigorous star of the 1969 film Easy Rider. Perhaps Fonda, dying of lung cancer, willed himself to live long enough to see the golden anniversary of
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Politics By Infomercial 0
- Economics
- August 22, 2019
If you’re like me, you dread presidential campaigns. With nearly a year and a half to go until the next election, we are already being inundated with banal sloganeering. It’s like being bombarded with advertisements for products you have no use for, have no desire to purchase, and yet are forced to choose which one
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Politicians Don’t Seem to Laugh at Themselves as Much Anymore 0
- Culture
- August 22, 2019
As the 2020 presidential campaign gets underway, one of the key factors that shapes our perceptions is how the candidates use – or do not use – humor. One kind of humor that is in shorter supply among politicians than it once was is self-deprecating humor. That’s when politicians make themselves the butt of the
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How Women Got the Vote: You Might Be Surprised 0