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Eric Scheske

The Simple Life

> Don't throw out those dusty 5" floppy discs with your beta tapes and eight-tracks just when they've acquired real collector clout. Instead, follow Anthony Georgis's example and use the sturdy black covers to protect updated technology. Slice the edge off with

Science at the Polls

> Americans are divided over whether humans and other living things evolved over time or have existed in their present form since the beginning of time, according to a new poll. > People on both sides of that argument think students should hear about various theories, however. > Nearly two-

Hawaii

An economist takes a detailed look at Hawaii's gasoline price-fixing plan. Link [http://www.mises.org/story/1894]. Excerpt: > Like the federal government's disastrous central planning of 30 years ago, the Hawaiian government has attempted to build in some alleged market mechanisms into its

Orbison Crooning on the Volga

Russian women have long been known for their beauty. Edvard Radzinsky at the Wall Street Journal talks about the new wave of pretties that are coming out of Rus. Interesting stuff. And it makes Eric look forward to seeing his parents' vacation pictures. As he types this, they are

Far Out! We'll Never Have to Bowl . . .

. . . join a club, have spousal relations, or talk to anyone again! > The multiple-channel screen, known in the television industry as a "mosaic," is about to show up on millions of TVs throughout the country. It's another sign that satellite and cable systems are beginning

NCAA Redux

Eric Scheske used his Wednesday column at Catholic Exchange to poke jabs at the NCAA's Indian name policy. Link [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=29841]. Excerpt: > It's also worth noting that the NCAA's actions aren&

The Nigeria Problem

It reads a little bit like one of those e-mails from Nigeria that offer reverse-investment opportunities ("Let my put $100,000,000 in your checking account, and you see get $1,000,000, for done nothing"), but it's a decent update on the RCC

New Orleans' Finest?

> At the Times-Picayune web site, Mike Perlstein and Brian Thevenot wrote that at a Wal-Mart on Tchoupitoulas Street, mass looting broke out after a giveaway of supplies was announced at that location. While some did indeed carry away food and essentials, others "cleared out jewelry racks

Scoffing at Scientism

> Most published scientific research papers are wrong, according to a new analysis. Assuming that the new paper is itself correct, problems with experimental and statistical methods mean that there is less than a 50% chance that the results of any randomly chosen scientific paper are true. Link [http://www.

Weekly Features Post

This WFP is delayed due to Charter Internet hook-up problems. We'd say more, but we should hold off in Christian charity . . . at least until we see what Charter does today to remedy our problem. Stoic's Porch "Do your duty in all things. You cannot