Month: January 2013

Go ahead, ask me anything. You get only one question. I’ll pick five or so questions to answer in subsequent posts. Sports trash talk masquerading as questions should be directed here.

T-Mobile has been getting a fair amount of attention for its decision to terminate smartphone subsidies. I want to be excited about this. Or, more excited about this than I am. This is, to my mind (as with Yglesias’s) how… Continue Reading →

I’m sorry Burt, but Go Vikings!

[A] Now that he is done with the annual chore, it’s the perfect time for Santa Claus to consider relocating to Alaska. [B] It was West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin that made me wonder if the tide really has turned… Continue Reading →

Coin collectors take notice! 31 USC § 5112(k) reads: The Secretary [of the Treasury] may mint and issue platinum bullion coins and proof platinum coins in accordance with such specifications, designs, varieties, quantities, denominations, and inscriptions as the Secretary, in… Continue Reading →

Sperm donor, or father? Topekan William Marotta sought only to become a sperm donor — but now the state of Kansas is trying to have him declared a father. Nearly four years ago, Marotta donated sperm in a plastic cup… Continue Reading →

While this Great Case is well out of chronological sequence for my itinerant progress on the project, I’ve volunteered to do this one now to be part of the League of Ordinary Gentlemen’s symposium on Guns in America. You can read… Continue Reading →

Last year, I was too busy to make predictions. I only made one, and I was right: Mitt Romney was indeed the Republican nominee for President. I never got around to making any others. This year, I’ll make a few… Continue Reading →