I gave a ton of books to the university library a few months ago, but I’m generally a very big fan of having a lot of books around. In response to an article saying students should keep their textbooks, I offer the following advice: Be on the lookout for textbooks at thrift stores. I’ve gotten […]
Don’t Listen to Music with Lyrics While You’re Trying to Work
About ten years ago, I read a piece of advice that has definitely increased my productivity: don’t listen to music with lyrics. It’s fun to rock out sometimes when I’m doing something that doesn’t require serious concentration (like checking email), but I find that if I listen to music with lyrics I end up getting […]
My First (But Not Last) Experience With Airbnb
I spent part of the second week of August in an apartment in Brooklyn that my wife and I had rented with Airbnb. We were in town to celebrate her birthday, and we had a great time visiting the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Brooklyn Museum, and some of the great restaurants Brooklyn and Manhattan have […]
My First (But Not Last) Experience With Airbnb
I spent part of the second week of August in an apartment in Brooklyn that my wife and I had rented with Airbnb. We were in town to celebrate her birthday, and we had a great time visiting the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Brooklyn Museum, and some of the great restaurants Brooklyn and Manhattan have […]
A Chronicle Of My Thoughts On The TSA
The US Government responded very poorly to the terrorist attack on September 11th by creating the Transportation Security Administration. The TSA is a perpetual monument to a frightened electorate that is very bad at Math. Specifically, the TSA represents a gross overreaction that causes more problems than it solves. On Transportation Security Mises Institute, November 11, […]
A Chronicle Of My Thoughts On The TSA
The US Government responded very poorly to the terrorist attack on September 11th by creating the Transportation Security Administration. The TSA is a perpetual monument to a frightened electorate that is very bad at Math. Specifically, the TSA represents a gross overreaction that causes more problems than it solves. On Transportation Security Mises Institute, November 11, […]
Eating in Moderation from The Onion
I’ve learned that for me, going to a restaurant is sometimes like taking an alcoholic to a bar. I have a wholly dysfunctional relationship with food. This wasn’t a problem when I was a teenager who could eat anything in any quantity and stay rail-thin, but as my metabolism slowed into adulthood it started to […]
A Chronicle Of My Thoughts On The TSA
I’ve been writing for many years about the TSA On Transportation Security Mises Institute, November 11, 2010 Full Frontal Nudity Doesn’t Make Us Safer: Abolish the TSA Forbes, November 14, 2010 Economics versus the TSA Forbes, November 23, 2010 Do We Need a Department of Homeland Security or a TSA? Forbes, January 21, 2011 The TSA Makes Us […]
A Chronicle Of My Thoughts On The TSA
I’ve been writing for many years about the TSA On Transportation Security Mises Institute, November 11, 2010 Full Frontal Nudity Doesn’t Make Us Safer: Abolish the TSA Forbes, November 14, 2010 Economics versus the TSA Forbes, November 23, 2010 Do We Need a Department of Homeland Security or a TSA? Forbes, January 21, 2011 The TSA Makes Us […]
TSA
TSA Rituals Don’t Make Us Safer: Opposing View USA Today, November 23, 2014 Springfield Political Economy: Homeland Security and the Bear Patrol Forbes, October 27, 2011