Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner explains the pitfalls of government dependency and why—when the welfare state becomes ever more unaffordable—it is bad for taxpayers and economic growth. As Margaret Thatcher reportedly said, “Eventually you run out of other people’s money.” Counting government employees, contractors and recipients of government programs, more than half of Americans receive at […]
For Amazon and Bezos, the Sky Is Not the Limit
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is committed to what Jeff calls Kaizen, the Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement. Read here from Wired magazine how Bezos hopes to get stuff to us all more quickly and cheaply through the use of drones. “Nineteen years ago, I drove the Amazon packages to the post office every evening in […]
A Bloated (and Expensive) Diet of Political Correctness
Cato Institute’s Patrick Michaels writes in Forbes how our federalized food system is designed to please as many lobbies as possible. Last year, for example, half of our corn was burned up “to please the environmental lobby (global warming), the farm lobby (bloated corn prices) and the defense lobby (energy security).” Next year the U.S. […]
Poverty Not Abolished by Legislative Fiat
James A. Dorn, vice president for Monetary Studies at the Cato Institute, explains how an increase in the minimum wage, good intentions from proponents aside, can actually increase poverty. There is a strong body of evidence that minimum wage increases adversely affect job opportunities for lower-skilled workers. As Mr. Dorn writes, “Those workers most apt […]
Hungry for France – Alec Lobrano
Parisians—contemplating the outcome of the election for mayor of Paris—can either drown their sorrows or celebrate in style over un café et un croissant, s’il vous plait. Our friend Alec Lobrano, in a recent WSJ article, explains the intricacies involved in making croissant dough (it can take 48 hours for good dough) and recommends the best […]
The Paradox of H. Pylori
Is the overuse of antibiotics permanently altering microbial flora of the human body? In a Wired magazine interview, Dr. Martin Blaser, a professor of microbiology, explains how superbugs—those drug-resistant bacteria—may also be contributing to the increasing incidence of obesity, allergies, asthma and gastroesophageal reflux. Surprising research also shows that people who have H. pylori are […]
Mission (not) Accomplished
Let’s see: Last Tuesday in the Rose Garden, the president bragged that 7.1 million Americans have signed up for Obamacare (but how many have actually paid?). What Obama didn’t mention was that 6 million Americans have had their coverage cancelled because, for example, a 60-year-old woman did not have the pediatric dental coverage mandated by […]
Newport Locovores—“a Farm to Taco Cart”
Summer months in Newport are always a pleasure, but no more so than on Wednesdays at the Aquidneck Growers Farmers Markets on Memorial Boulevard. That’s when Chef Jake Rojas and his wife Kelly Ann dish out their delicious Tallulah’s Tacos to the hungry herd. Recently Volvo filmed an ad with Chef Jake and Kelly driving […]
Coconut Oil—Better than Butter?
In the kitchen, our favorite fats for sautéing are butter, XVOO, duck fat, and especially coconut oil. According to Sally Fallon and Mary Enig in Nourishing Traditions, lauric acid, found in coconut oil, is a medium-chain fatty acid with antifungal and antimicrobial properties. Read here how coconut oil perhaps is also good for your heart […]
The Doctor Is Out—Part II
With Senator Tom Coburn resigning his seat at the end of the year, the battle is on for Republicans in Oklahoma for who will replace him. If elected, T. W. Shannon would become the third African American in the U.S. Senate. The announcement by Republican Sen. Tom Coburn that he is resigning his seat at […]
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