Don’t Insist on Rationality

by Lindy Davies

A local school district has recently become embroiled in a scandal. It has overspent its budget for the year by at least $800,000. They were building a new elementary school… there was a long cold snap last winter… some of the athletic teams did really well and had to commandeer extra buses… pretty soon, you’re talking real money. It was irresponsible — and now, the voters have to decide whether to issue additional bonds, or require cuts. Outrageous. Those people responsible for educating our children went out and overspent — by the amount the United States spends on the Iraq war in 27 seconds! Continue reading

Oh, That Crisis

by Lindy Davies

To hear left-leaning folks at places like Common Dreams tell it, we should’ve done something serious about global warming twenty years ago: the glaciers are melting, seas rising, hurricanes intensifying and the polar bears are doomed. Al Gore is the hero of the day, and sentient beings everywhere are all pretty much screwed. I don’t understand why this news is presented with a kind of unnerving, told-ya-so glee, but it is. Continue reading