1. Prohibition
Quick/interesting summary of the Prohibition era:


The spirit of prohibition, the religion and fanaticism of it, can be seen now in cigarette bans and global warming fanaticism, for example.

2. Run!
Guy who recommends running/exercising even more:


I agree. But the problem is injury. If you run 5+ miles a day, you're talking replacing body parts (knee, hip, etc) in 20 years. Not good.

Also, a little padding (cough) is good in this cold weather.

3. Japan
I hope we're not Japan.

That's the picture. The stats are:

• Japan peaked 20 years ago at about 39K
• Today Japan is about 10K

Dop.
I don't think we're Japan.

4. Daddy

QOTD

"When faced with economic uncertainty, people don't want freedom. When they can't see their economic future, they want the nanny state."
- John McLaughlin, source

I hope McLaughlin is wrong.
I suspect he's not.
People want a Daddy... and if you've got a Daddy (e.g. a government check) you'll do anything and everything to keep them checks a-coming.
no daddy... yow, bill

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