Something that will make a fascinating museum someday.
Maybe, just maybe, it’s a bad idea for police officers to break down someone’s door without bothering to knock and let the people inside know they are police officers rather than home invaders, particularly on the say-so of a junkie.
Speaking of guns, it turns out 80% of convicts who used guns got them from illegal sources. Think about it: gun control laws work on the premise that criminals will bother to follow the law.
Ok, I understand why you need to show your ID to be served alcohol, but for pancakes?? The bad news is some IHOP manager decided confiscating the drivers licenses of diners might reduce the number of people who leave without paying. The good news is IHOP corporate said “WHAT??”
RFID Passports are a bad idea, but what about RFID luggage tags? They might reduce lost luggage, but only if airlines are willing to suck up 5 to 10 times the cost of baggage tagging.
Business Week tells us about LEGO. Don’t forget to watch the slideshow.
Jim Hightower on the maintenance of the American infrastructure.
Lots of people are talking about Newt Gingrich saying there ought to be limits to free speech on the internet — at a First Amendment Awards Dinner! And as scary as that is, Mr. Gingrich seems to forget that the internet is also international. Just the same, thank goodness he’s no longer an elected official!
And in closing, two all-too true cartoons: one, two. Ford Motor Company? Number one is looking at you. As for number two, let’s hope the Democratic Party accepts their progressive mandate.
Regarding Mr. Gingrich’s desire to practice censorship of the Internet all I can say is “What can you expect from a man whose first name is
“Newt”. Sort of says it all doesn’t it?