Eric Scheske

The Atlantic catches on . . . four years too late, but at least it's catching on: "This summer, many government officials and private investors finally seemed to realize that the crisis in the euro zone was not some passing aberration, but rather a result of deep-­seated political,

BYCU Looking for new beers to try? Consider the "Rave" link [http://www.ratebeer.com/beer-ratings/1/] at Rate Beer. It's a constantly-changing list of beers that have most recently received great user reviews. But a warning: when I first clicked on it yesterday,

Great. The nanny state keeps getting stronger and stronger. "New York's limit on sugary soft drink sales is one example of the steps governments must take to stop the rise of obesity, [New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley] said today at a press conference." Link

Finally, a national-politics yard sign I like. * * * * * * * Great quote, especially when you realize it came from a Federal Reserve Chairman: "John Maynard Keynes stated in his 'Economic Consequences of the Peace' (1919): 'Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the

The Wisdom of Crowds I'm really digging a particular Amazon Kindle feature that I never thought I'd use: the popular highlight. If you're not acquainted with electronic readers, most of them allow you to highlight passages. It's similar to the old highlighter

Misellany Very nice trip to Ann Arbor on Saturday. I got to spend the day with Alex and Abbie, plus my three youngest sons and a niece. The weather was perfect. We got to see a lot of campus and experience the game-day excitement that is U of M&

“Obedience is, in a way, the mother of all virtues.” St. Augustine

My daughter Abbie is at the University of Michigan. She signed up for a woman's studies class. After the first day--and ample exposure to the lesbian instructor--she dropped the class. While sitting at dinner with brother Alex and his friends, they were marveling that she even

Bullets Cafe Hayek featured a quote by my man Chodorov earlier this week [http://cafehayek.com/2012/09/quotation-of-the-day-395.html], and it's a god one: "The final argument for free trade as a measure of preparedness is that it tends to minimize the