This is no doubt quite old, but I just recently ran across it. Very funny and has this absolutely beautiful evisceration of sociology : For sheer lack of intelligibility, sociology is far and away the number one subject. I sat through hundreds of hours of sociology courses, and read gobs of s ... Read more

I've posted a few times recently about the beautiful but extremely expensive Bugatti Veyron. Here's a video clip of a guy driving his Veyron off the road and into salt water . (Link via Steve Margolis.) ... Read the full post ... Read more

"We’ll learn what’s truly important to the Massachusetts Legislature : offering families more choices, catalyzing educational innovation, and tackling underperforming schools - or placating the teachers unions." I'd hope for the choices but I'd be unwilling to be against ... Read more

At last, a translation for The Rest of Us: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September suggests that economic activity has continued to pick up. We successfully talked some people into rebuilding inventory and spending money they don't have.  S ... Read more

. . . Jeremy Piven left Speed-the-Plow early. ( New York Times , 10/9.) Piven was painted in newspapers and on TV as either a liar or a nut. But the arbitrator's decision--44 short pages that make interesting reading--in his favor raises considerable doubt about that characterization ... Read more

Highly recommended for high school and college students . ... Read the full post ... Read more

It's easy : find something that a whole lot of people really want that the market isn't already providing, make and market it well, and sell it cheap. These kids haven't made $170 million yet, but they bear watching: " Ten Teen Entrepreneurs To Watch ". ... Re ... Read more

The Galibier ("the name comes from a French Alpine pass that was applied to Bugatti's historic four-door saloons"). ... Read the full post ... Read more

Pretty cool . ... Read the full post ... Read more

If you've been disappointed that I haven't replied to your comments recently, I've tried e-mailing you at the address you're posting, but the mail has bounced about a half dozen times. If you'd like to hear from me, please send me another e-mail address. ... Read the full ... Read more