I had lunch with a fascinating guy today: Matthias Shapiro, or @politicalmath if you’re on Twitter. Matthias has done a few amazing visualizations on YouTube to demonstrate the realities of America’s budgetary problems. He explained to me that he got started when he heard President Obama offer, early in his term, to cut $100 billion […]
Utah Legislature Watch: The HB477 Working Group is Up
March 21, 2011 by
With House Republicans calling for repeal and the Governor saying the same, the Utah Senate announced the working group on House Bill 477 this afternoon. They will meet for the first time this Wednesday at 9 AM. A website to keep the public updated is planned for GRAMArevisited.com (or HB477.com). Check back there later for more […]
Is the Madisonian Republic dead?
March 21, 2011 by
Eric Posner and Adrian Vermeule have an interesting new book out that is going to raise the ire of folks on both the right and the left: “The Executive Unbound: After the Madisonian Republic.” Are we in a post-Madisonian republic? I’ve not read it yet, but just the description on Amazon seems to indicate that what the book […]
The Atlantic Cafe & Market: Quaint and Appetizing.
March 19, 2011 by
Do I go too easy on the restaurants I review? You tell me. I think I just happen to end up at some good restaurants. Today, I’m talking about The Atlantic Cafe on Main Street in downtown Salt Lake City. It’s a tiny little place with a welcoming atmosphere and a busy lunch clientele, and […]
A job? or a career?
March 17, 2011 by
I saw this earlier today, and it struck a cord with me: The difference between a job and a career is the difference between forty and sixty hours a week. Robert Frost (four time Pulitzer winner) Which are you in: a job or a career? In which do you want to be?
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