…was looked on as something shocking, now heaven knows…anything goes. So says the musical genius Cole Porter And that resonates…
Infrastructure
What Makes Conspiracy Theorists Tick?
Circumstance I suppose. My life has been remarkably ordinary in many ways and at least two-thirds of it was lived…
Let’s Carry Amtrak Brilliantly across the 21st Century
Wouldn’t it be lovely to see the return of a long-lost railroading experience actually come true? That question, that tantalizes…
Lack of Consensus is Not the Problem With Politics
Articles abound blaming the lack of consensus for today’s malfunctioning politics and they are right, but only to a point.…
Putting Out the Garbage
Interesting place, America. Each year we bury over 400 million tons of municipal garbage. Over a ton per person. Forty…
Smithsonian–‘Nations Attic'–Leaking Badly
Not to worry—the Congress will not let this happen. Those who stand up every day in the halls of the…
Who Paid for this Study?
Exercisers Stuck in Unwalkable Settings By MIKE STOBBE The Associated Press Friday, September 7, 2007; 8:34 PM ATLANTA — Nearly…
A Secretary of Roads Instead of Transportation
The Folly Of Higher Gas Taxes By Mary E. Peters Saturday, August 25, 2007; A15 America was stunned on Aug.…
Losing Our Edge on Our Own Home Turf
John McQuaid makes the case in an editorial, The Can’t-Do Nation, that America is losing its knack for getting big…
Excoriating a Tax That’s Already in Place
Bush Rejects Gas Tax To Fund Bridge Repair, Decries Hill Spending By Peter Baker Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, August…