The other day I was driving near the airport when a jet plane came up behind me and passed by close overhead. It reminded me, inevitably, of the first time I saw the movie Star Wars. It was during the summer of 1977, just after the movie opened. I had watched an enthusiastic review of [...]
Archive for August 1st, 2009
The First Time I Saw Star Wars
Posted in College, Movies, tagged 2001, College, Movies, Star Wars on August 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Real Clunker
Posted in America, Politics, The Economy, tagged cars, Cash for Clunkers, Congress, Politics on August 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There have been lots of problems with the administration of the “Cash for Clunkers” program. The problems with changing standards, crashing websites, and other bureaucratic snafus doesn’t exactly instill great confidence in the government’s ability to administer some of the other sprawling programs that are being debated in Congress. What also seems clear, however, is [...]
