Here’s wishing even the wishful thinkers a happy Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately, not everyone shares my sentiment.

Here is one that has so far escaped Big Bill’s attention. The only question: Would we stand for it? Thanks to Ralph R. Frasca at Division of Labour for the pointer.

Michael Munger does not think so: “For one, the comparison defames prostitutes. Politics is the oldest profession. Second, in prostitution, it is the hooker who gets screwed. In politics, it is the customer.” That reminds me, have you noticed that Joe Thompson has decided to lobby for UNM? I’ll bet hookers don’t get $20K. (Okay, [...]

Look who dropped into our Toastmasters meeting Tuesday evening! No shopping mall Santa, he proceded to distribute gifts purchased by each of our generous members. Reality based as it was, we all felt like kids again. He left these parting words of wisdom: “It’s too bad New Mexico cannot be reality based. We still have [...]

I propose that we add two new words to the English language: wandingerous adj., colorless, feeble, tiresome and repetitious — wandingerousness n. To see why you should read the opinion piece by Angela Wandinger-Ness in the Albuquerque Journal Friday (11/10). In it she attacks our president John Dendahl for poor writing and lack of rigor. [...]

Columbia University Professor of economics Xavier Sala-i-Martin offers a humorous rebuttal to Keynesian economics. The rest of his website is equally entertaining.