We asked our faculty and authors to share with us some of their favorite things about living in our nation’s capital. Their responses are posted in “Faculty Favorites” Mike Koempel (bio), co-author of the Congressional Deskbook, shares his favorites. Places Woodrow Wilson House, web site, 2340 S Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-387-4062 Lincoln Memorial at … Read more
Here are two new “You have two cows….” from Janne Tuukkanen DRM: You have two cows. You sell both of them, but all the milk still belongs to you. INNOVATION: You have two cows. You patent “cow” and claim license fees from all the milk of the world. (All your milk are belong to us.) … Read more
Communist crimes are less known than fascist ones. While newly released archives from the former Soviet bloc will unquestionably deepen our understanding of the Holocaust, we already have a plethora of photographic documentation, surviving physical evidence, magnificent museums and survivor testimony. By contrast, Soviet atrocities are practically ignored. The reason is certainly not a paucity … Read more
We have a list of 2 cows at YouHave2Cows.com 2 samples … SIMPSONISM: Don’t have a cow man! SOCRATIC METHODISM: How many cows do I have? Why? Related PostsYou have two cows – Indianism You have two cows – Congress
Leonard Read’s delightful story, “I, Pencil,” has become a classic, and deservedly so. I know of no other piece of literature that so succinctly, persuasively, and effectively illustrates the meaning of both Adam Smith’s invisible hand–the possibility of cooperation without coercion–and Friedrich Hayek’s emphasis on the importance of dispersed knowledge and the role of the … Read more
The Hill’s 2006 list of the “50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill” has only two journalists on it: – Peggy Chang, congressional reporter, Voice of America – Megyn Kendall, correspondent, Fox News “Washington is a Hollywood for ugly people. Hollywood is a Washington for the simpleminded.” — John McCain (2003) “Washington, D.C. is, indeed, … Read more
Toby Dorsey’s book, Legislative Drafter’s Deskbook, to be published next month (it’s making its way – finally – next week from the printing plant in Michigan to the bookbinder in Massachusetts), is getting more positive reviews. We thank NCSL’s blog, The Thicket, for the pointer to a recent review in the American Political Science Association’s … Read more
Another version of the Declaration of Independence is here. See comparison of First Draft, Reported Draft, and Engrossed Copy – USHistory.org “Which Version is This, and Why Does it Matter?” Declaration Resources Project, Harvard University, January 2018 The Declaration of Independence: Liberty In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of … Read more
“We’ve never seen such a friendly cow,” farmer friends kept telling me. True enough. When people enter the pasture, Elvis comes running up to greet them. The effect is rather like a building lifting off its foundations and charging down a hill: You just pray he can stop if he wants to. He sticks out … Read more
A long time ago when mankind was still drawing pictures on cave walls there was a great city within which there lived the highest developed species on the planet – GNOMES. Gnome City stretched as far as the Gnome eye could see; its sapphire towers dazzled against the clear blue sky; its golden walls glittered … Read more