Tiny Wings: A Personal History of a Brief Obsession
A few years ago, a friend of mine was staying up nights playing the game Angry Birds. I tried it but I had the sense that I was behind the…
The American War Zone
It’s strange how something ominously frightening — the centralized and militarized police state in the U.S. — can grow for 15 years at least and yet not enter into public…
The Truth about Shaving Cream
The number of people who have thanked me for liberating them from shaving cream is uncountable. I was reminded of this last week while at a large convention gathered for…
Five Ways To Think Like a State
Do you notice a pattern when dealing with any aspect of the government at nearly any level? We all have. There is a certain cast of mind at work here.…
Netflix Fights the Power
It was only five years ago that Netflix moved away from its DVD delivery service as the core of its business and started streaming video. Today it is producing high…
There Is No Common Core
Another political season, another frenzied and divisive debate about the education curriculum. It’s hardly a surprise. Teachers know how hard it is to teach the same way to 30 kids…
Admit It: You Don’t Like Government
What do standing in line at the post office and doing the same at the airport security have in common? Both are rare times when average citizens are forced to…