Author: Will Truman

A lot of people are saying that the HHS ruling is not a big deal because 28 states are already doing this. Then I saw someone say that actually, that number is closer to 8 because a bunch of those… Continue Reading →

Driving along the west, you see a fair number of windfarms. You can see them from rather far off. I am not a “green” enthusiasts, but I think they’re neat. Local residents disagree: Throughout the UK — indeed, all over… Continue Reading →

Dave Schuler has a couple of posts up, responding to a Charles Murray op-ed. I recommend reading both and the ensuing discussions (In fact, I recommend reading Schuler regularly – a good, independent voice on current events.) The SuperZIPs one… Continue Reading →

I wonder if this is indicative of anything. A while back I used an app that scanned my friends and put them into political categories. I assume that if my friend said “Republican” or “conservative” or “righty” or “right-wing” (some… Continue Reading →

The Top 15 states, in the contiguous 48 states and excluding Washington DC, in order: California, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Nevada, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia, Illinois, Oregon, Minnesota, Connecticut, and Texas.

Games are won and lost by kids aged 18-23 or so. Worse than that… National Signing Day. I’m keeping track of Southern Tech’s recruits. And as these 17 and 18 year olds change their mind, my day gets better or… Continue Reading →

The top five states are: Delaware (40.3%), Maine (37.8%), South Dakota (35.3%), Nevada (34.9%), and Montana (33.4%). The bottom five states are: Florida (13.8%), New York (13.2%), Nebraska (12.3%), Virginia (11.4%), and California (10.1%). It probably says something about me… Continue Reading →

Gillian Tett laments the partisanship of news: [Excerpt Redacted] This isn’t exactly… errr… news. But I thought the juxtoposition was interesting. As she opened, one of the first thoughts that crossed my mind was “other countries have partisan news outlets,… Continue Reading →

Felix Salmon complains about a pricing innovation I had not yet heard of: ATM’s working off a percentage fee rather than a flat fee. Or, as these things generally go, whichever fee is greater. In the case he cites, it’s… Continue Reading →

As I have mentioned in the past, it’s a bit ironic that so many of the white cross arguments involve Utah. By “white cross” arguments, I mean the desire on the part of secularists to do away with the tradition… Continue Reading →