Individually, yes but collectively no. That’s a very quick answer, but it shadows a great many flaws in what we…
Infrastructure
What Stands in the Way of an Electric Car Revolution?
Charging stations, of course. Price is an issue, but with universal charging, sales will explode and with exploding sales, prices…
In Olden Days, a Glimpse of Stocking…
…was looked on as something shocking, now heaven knows…anything goes. So says the musical genius Cole Porter And that resonates…
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.…