A few days ago John McCain announced he was in favor of a temporary end to gas taxes for the length of the summer to help mitigate high gas prices. It was a bad idea but, like eating a gallon of ice cream in a sitting, it’s just the sort of bad idea that sounds [...]
The theory is that free markets work to create efficiency as a result of competition. There is a need to produce the best product at the lowest cost because other companies will be doing the same. Some economists posit that regulation of industries harms the markets by limiting the activities a company can undertake to [...]
In case some of you just pay no attention to the world of video games, there’s a new game launching late tonight that’s generating a wee bit of buzz. The newest version of Grand Theft Auto, GTA IV, comes out at midnight and is sure to bring the usual hand wringing from groups afraid of [...]
My links for 04-28-2008
Many times, legislation addresses a symptom of a problem and neglects the crux of the issue. This, I think, is the problem with the Supreme Court’s ruling in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board. At issue is the legality of an Indiana law required the presentation of a government-issued ID in order to vote. While [...]
One topic which we Impatient Sufferers find ourselves talking about frequently is media distribution. While the DVD format has provided us with a better quality and more features than any previous means of distribution, we think that it is time to move on.
The DVD is in many ways a perfectly awful format and it’s problems [...]
My links for 04-26-2008
The (mis)management of the Iraq war has revealed the government’s increasing reliance on private military contractors (such as Lockheed, Blackwater and KBR) to provide cost-effective logistical and equipment support to our troops. However, these organizations have breached the public trust in their pursuit of profit. Since 2003, dubious billing practices, wasteful management and [...]
