Tag archive: Culture
Apple Has Solved the Digital Divide
Who knew companies like Apple fixed something in a couple years that the federal government has been attempting to fix for 20. And all it took was cheaper devices! Shocking! My conservative friends can insert their own “leave it to… continue reading »
Happy Birthday!
Happy belated birthday to the US Department of Energy! Prior to 1973, the United States had no coherent energy policy. And we do now?
Urban Planning
I’ve been reading some obscure ramblings lately on urban planning and the desire to continually create “a vibrant downtown.” For years, white middle and upper class folks have fled cities to live in the suburbs and then return to the… continue reading »
Out for a Drive
Matt Tully, reporting for the Indianapolis Star, has an interesting editorial today about the State’s only toll road that Gov. Daniels so vehemently leased “to the foreigners”. For those of you not in the know, Daniels used the money from… continue reading »
West Virginia
Hat tip to Zach, and this is admittedly old by news-cycle standards, but I still think about this clip often: This does beg one question, though: Do we really need West Virginia? Can we give it back to the Brits?
We didn’t make the list!
For once, Indiana didn’t make into the top ten of a bad-list: CalorieLab says that among the fattest states, those in the West and New England rank the lowest and that states in the South and the Rust Belt rank… continue reading »
Worship the ground you walk on
The Senate has spoken. We are honoring soil. Seriously. Soil. Thank goodness none of Indiana’s senators attached their name to the writing of this bill: “On Monday, the Senate passed a resolution honoring soil. That’s right. Soil. I mean, isn’t… continue reading »
Why Not
A really dumb idea: Democrats in Congress today plan to introduce a bill to halt the recently-announced closing of some 600 Starbucks coffee stores, noting that the displacement of 12,000 Starbucks baristas would overwhelm government aid offices… [...] Rep. Pelosi’s… continue reading »
Kaboom!
Let’s try to enforce this law, okay? The Indiana State Policewould like for all Hoosiers to have a safe Fourth of July holiday. Due to many Hoosiers celebrating our nation’s independence, with the use of fireworks, the Indiana State Police… continue reading »
Separation of Church and State
Only in Indiana: Now Town Council President Bill Guarnery admits the town might have overreacted and will curtail strict enforcement of ordinances. “We will go back to enforcing ordinances when there is a complaint,” Guarnery said. The issue arose last… continue reading »