Author Archives: Oscar Gordon

Everyone remember those White House petitions, the “We The People” petitions.  Where the promise was: If a petition meets the signature threshold, it will be reviewed by the Administration and an official response will be issued. And we’ll make sure … Continue reading →

It’s all about incentives. A funding program might be created with the best of intentions, but if insufficient imagination is applied to the problem of what perverse incentive it can create, and steps are not taken to safeguard against it… … Continue reading →

But the comments are a riot

I need a tissue.

Despite being very libertarian, and very much of the opinion that giving money to a government that spends money more irresponsibly than a drunken sailor is sending good money after bad, I do recognize that the accumulation of wealth at … Continue reading →

and flashing breasts, and fighting poses.  That is how you know your protest has come into it’s own. And Rogue Drum Circles!

This is a blood-pressure-spiking story about a cop in Chicago who killed a man who was laying prone on the ground.  The cop is under investigation by the FBI, so that’s good(ish). The sad bit is this: Sierra fired 16 … Continue reading →

Solar cells so cheap they are the plastic silverware of energy production.

I got this in my email this morning: When Molly Katchpole found out that Bank of America would charge $5 a month to use a debit card, she was upset — so she started a petition on Change.org. Since then, … Continue reading →