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About Metro

Hans, I have three comments about what you say here. First, on paratransit. The paratransit service (MetroAccess) in this area is already run by…

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“Polluted” Politicians?

Canadian politicians are worried. News reports say that several politicians had recently given some of their blood to the greens, who examined it for…

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The Bogus Reefer Madness Excuse

A teenager’s lawyer falsely claims he raped and killed his sister because he was high on marijuana. Amazingly enough, his gullible mother believes this…

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Gas Tax Falls Flat

According to a story in today’s Financial Times, Europeans are buying more SUVs than ever. Evidently, European consumers don’t care that larger cars emit…

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About that $100 Million Skull

I count myself amongst those who think Damien Hirst — he of the shark-in formaldehyde — a first-rate artist. His work is shocking, interesting, stimulating,…

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Propaganda About Discrimination

Even if a Supreme Court decision is correct and well-reasoned, it can still be overturned if the plaintiff's bar comes up with good soundbites…

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Pavarotti — RIP

As an opera lover, I have to take note of the death of Luciano Pavarotti today at the age of 71. One of the leading…

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Federal Meddling Drove Up Youth Suicide Rate

Thousands of children have committed suicide after federal regulators discouraged taking drugs that combat depression, such as Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil, by hyping health risks associated…

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A Constitutional Right to Welfare?

Judging from a bizarre Washington Post story today on the closing of a government-subsidized day-laborer center, a constitutional right to welfare must just have…

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Sen. Johnson is Back

Senator Tim Johnson, returned to work yesterday. His return means that the debate over Optional Federal Chartering of insurance will heat up (link…

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D.C. Voting Rights Dilemma

Endorsing a bill of dubious constitutionality, The Washington Post urges the Senate to join the House in passing a bill that would give Washington,…

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Leo, Waterskis, Shark

Leonardo DiCaprio’s eco-doomfest The 11th Hour has bombed at the box office: His environmental documentary, “The 11th Hour,” has been a total bust at…

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More British Government Baby Stealing

The British government continues to steal newborns from their mothers, including a rape victim, according to the London Telegraph.  Hexham Children's Services in Northumberland…

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NPR hits sugar program

Yesterday NPR’s All Things Considered took up the 2007 Farm Bill again and focused on the clout that sugar producers enjoy in both the…

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Why pay for WiFi?

In its current issue, The Economist reports on the failure of municipal WiFi. [T]he networks that have been completed have attracted few users…America’s biggest…