The share of automobile miles driven by people aged 21 to 30 in the U.S. fell to 13.7% in 2009 from 18.3% in 2001 and 20.8% in 1995, according to data from the Federal Highway Administration’s National Household Travel Survey released earlier this year. Meanwhile, Census data show the proportion of people aged 21-30 increased from [...]
Pre-emptive Help
Oct 28, ’09
10:39 AM
I’ve been an Amazon user for almost 14 years now, starting with books and moving on to just about everything else they sell. For the last couple of years I’ve downloaded MP3s (initially just to avoid Apple’s DRM, but now because I can find music much more easily). Every time, though I have had to [...]
Faux Populism
Sep 5, ’08
7:52 AM
Gathering my thoughts after the conventions of the past two weeks, I want to write about the success of GOP faux-populism. I want to figure out how to counter this, as its been a resounding success for a couple decades now. By “faux-populism” I mean the GOP’s tactics of persuasion that employ messages appealing to [...]
Who’s the real “celebrity”?
Aug 7, ’08
7:06 AM
From Jake Tapper at ABC (http://bit.ly/2iJXL5)
Which presidential candidate hosted Saturday Night Live (hint — the musical guests were The White Stripes)?
Which one had cameos on “24” and “Wedding Crashers“?
Whose wife secretly got her pilot’s license and owns a jet?
Who is pals with Warren Beatty?
Whose daughter is friends with Heidi from MTV’s The Hills?
Whose wife once [...]
Fearing Fear
Apr 8, ’08
9:56 AM
Some wonderful friends just departed our home after spending part of a week with us here in Brooklyn, and a few days in Washington, DC. It seems they had a nice time (besides the cool weather), and were pleasantly surprised how livable (dare I say, European) New York is. But one complaint they had really [...]
Bush as crime partner
Mar 19, ’08
5:27 AM
I’d like to think I’m less prone to the lure of conspiracies, but I am a sucker for anything that exposes the vast right-wing conspiracy machine. While he correctly stepped down due to his own personal failings, Elliot Spitzer may also have been the victim of a highly politicized Judicial Department (remember the Attorney General [...]
NY Primary
Feb 4, ’08
5:27 PM
For the first time in memory, I’m excited about the Democratic primaries. Usually, I’m somewhat content to focus on the general election, but I think what’s really different is that things aren’t completely decided yet. I’m a little dismayed that Dems are beating each other up so much, only because I worry that they’ll do [...]