Newmark's Door

In this Washington Post piece the airport in Portland, OR (PDX) wins.

A bit of info on B2 pilots and missions.

Drier sheets. And OK, I wouldn't have known.

But this presumes that government spending should be counted as additions to GDP.

By Anne Lamott. 

When I taught writing to college upperclassmen  I emphasized two pieces of advice: the first one was from Strunk and White, "Omit needless words!" and the second one was write a lousy first draft then revise, revise, revise. But judging from the papers they later handed in my exhortation to follow this advice--among the easiest ways they could substantially improve their writing--seemingly had little impact.

All together now: USA! USA! USA!

John Stossel doesn't link to a source, but if true, this should be very concerning:

Bizarrely, 62% of young Americans hold a "favorable view" of socialism.

The rest of the piece very briefly presents what the "young Americans" should know.

"Well, in a surprising number of cases . . . it would totally backfire."

If you are familiar with Goodhart's Law this will not surprise you.

Another entry in the Door's ceaseless quest to bring you the answers to life's important questions. (I think I ran a link this same conclusion before. So two entries with the same conclusion: you have to trust the science!)

Ouch: "The problem with Australians is not that so many of them are descended from convicts, but that so many of them are descended from prison officers."