The Hill reports that TSA chief John Pistole offered to give enhanced pat-downs to senators at a hearing today. More precisely, he offered to have a TSA screener do the deed. Today’s hearing, and Pistole’s salacious offer, were prompted by…
Only 1 in 20 people on earth live in America. But Americans won 4 of 11 Nobel prizes this year. Last year, it was 8 of 9. Many of those American laureates are immigrants. Today, about 1 in 8 Americans…
Pundits and politicians love to talk about trade wars. But it’s a bad analogy. A successful military war at least results in victory for one side. A successful trade war hurts the aggressor at least as much as the aggressed….
The Massachusetts state government decided to spend $2.6 million to build a bridge to connect two halves of a horse reservation. It actually ended up spending $4.6 million. It is used by about 50 horses and the people who ride…
Gerhard Kaltscheuer owns a restaurant in a working-class neighborhood in Hammerbruecke, Germany. His schnitzels are especially popular — except with German tax authorities. When it comes to food, bigger is better. And Kaltscheuer has the biggest, baddest schnitzels in town….
Boston’s city government is thinking of banning the sale of sugared sodas in government buildings. Officials are worried about obesity. The proposal is, of course, completely unenforceable. Government employees would still be allowed to bring soda from home. Or they…
There will be no 20th NFL season for Brett Favre — for now. On August 3, he told the Minnesota Vikings he was hanging up his cleats. This being the third time he’s announced his retirement, not everybody believes the…
I admit it: I am a Green Bay Packer fan. And when the Brett Favre-led Vikings beat my Packers 38-26 on Sunday, it stung. Still does. The over-under on the time it takes me to get over a Packer loss…
Brett Favre must enjoy retiring. He’s already done it twice. There will one day be a third; Favre signed a two-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday. It’s probably the right decision for him. The Vikings, not so much….
Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) thinks that your carry-on bags are a threat to national security. To address this grave threat, he has introduced the Securing Cabin Baggage Act (H.R. 2870). It would set a maximums size for all carry-on luggage…