Yeah, what Alex Singleton said: Where there is only ‘voice’, we are told that we have to wait our turn. We are told to take into account the requirements of other consumers. We are told to be grateful for what we have. ‘Exit’ is much better than ‘voice’. This is because market forces work. Public …
OK, I was tickled by this because sometimes my husband calls me this, although I claim that I dislike politics sufficiently to disqualify me from being a wonkette. I also like the logo, perhaps because I have chin-length hair, wear funky lunettes when possible, and live in knee-length black boots, and have a cat who …
OK, this is interesting: Chicago may soon be home to the first haggis factory in the US: “There are lots of Scots living in the States, and Scottish food is becoming increasingly popular, so I think the market is definitely big enough to make haggis a success in the U.S.,” Ken Stahly, owner of Stahly …
There are some disturbing implications of the Supreme Court ruling today regarding EPA enforcement of the Clean Air Act: The 5-4 decision, a victory for environmentalists, found the EPA did not go too far when it overruled a decision by Alaska regulators, who wanted to let the operators of a zinc and lead mine use …
In case you didn’t notice (but I know those of you in the Northeast did), last week was some of the coldest winter weather in the Northeast since 1875. Not surprisingly, such a cold wave puts a strain on heating energy supplies, including natural gas. This Catallarchy post by Doug Allen, and its attached comments, …
Many thanks to Craig Newmark at Newmark’s Door for linking to this LA Times story about one woman’s quest for the perfect teapot. I, too, share this quest. The perfect teapot is -clear, so you can monitor the steeping of the leaves -dripless, with a spout that pours cleanly -accompanied by an easy-to-clean infuser -adaptable, …
As a welcome to fellow Chicagoan Ian Cook, I offer this link to his interesting and informative post on Borda count voting at Truck and Barter. I also recommend Steve Verdon’s post that got Ian thinking about this. Borda presents us with an interesting dilemma when considering collective choice mechanisms: it has the problems that …
I know many of you have read Virginia Postrel’s article on Hayek in the Boston Globe, because as Virginia reports, it’s one of the most accessed articles from that day’s paper. But if you have not yet read it, please do so. It reflects the ever-broadening view of the relevance of Hayek’s work in a …
Wind power is good, right? Not if you’re a bird flying over the Altamont Pass in California. Now a group has filed a lawsuit over the birds killed by windmills in Altamont Pass. This’ll be interesting …
Five years ago, Pennsylvania was one of the policy leaders in pursuing electricity restructuring. My assessment of the Pennsylvania approach has been that although it has some flaws (such as regulated retail price caps that phase out over 10, count ’em, 10, years), that they struck a good balance in their transition to more market-based …
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