Multitasking too much? Brain sensor lightens the load | Cutting Edge - CNET News

Multitasking too much? Brain sensor lightens the load | Cutting Edge - CNET News: "The multitasking brain sensor could also be used in other areas, such as complex data analytics, air traffic control, and managing multiple unmanned vehicles."

The Death of Economic Liberty and the Birth of Crony Capitalism | Trevor Burrus | Cato Institute: Commentary

The Death of Economic Liberty and the Birth of Crony Capitalism | Trevor Burrus | Cato Institute: Commentary: "Hein Hettinga is a Dutch-born immigrant who, by bottling milk from his own cows, was able to work outside the antiquated, industry-backed system of milk regulation. This "loophole" allowed him to charge 20 cents less per gallon than his competition. Unfortunately for him, his competition was "big dairy," and they didn't appreciate being undercut in price. According to an economist for the Dairy Farmers of America, Hettinga's cheaper milk was "damaging to the marketplace," even though the existing regulatory system raises costs to American consumers by nearly $1.5 billion per year.

Big dairy eliminated their competitor by lobbying Washington, D.C. lawmakers to close the "loophole" that was being "exploited" by Mr. Hettinga. Senators John Kyl (R-Ariz.) and Harry Reid (D-Nev.) compromised on a deal that would exempt milk producers in Nevada from the regulatory framework and make Mr. Hettinga pay dues into the price-controlled pool, effectively subsidizing his competitors."

"America's cowboy capitalism was long ago disarmed by a democratic process increasingly dominated by powerful groups with economic interests antithetical to competitors and consumers. And the courts, from which the victims of burdensome regulation sought protection, have been negotiating the terms of surrender since the 1930s."

"large, unionized bakeshops were hoping to hamstring their smaller, often family-run competitors whose employees worked longer hours in order to compete against larger, mechanized bakeshops. Lochner even has undertones of xenophobia, as the smaller competitors were often run by recent immigrants."

Detroit groundskeeper fired after finding loaded gun, handing it to cops | Fox News

Detroit groundskeeper fired after finding loaded gun, handing it to cops | Fox News: "A Detroit groundskeeper, who turned in a loaded handgun he found hidden in weeds while working, was fired by the city’s Department of Public Services, MyFoxDetroit reports."

USDA seeks change to regulate Internet pet sales | Fox News

USDA seeks change to regulate Internet pet sales | Fox News: "breeders would have to open their doors to buyers, or be subject to inspection."

Any buyers that would already avoid sellers that don't allow that. :-/ How is this going to help?

Bigger Government in 2012: Romney $2.1 Trillion in Defense Spending, Obama $1.2 �|�Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign CommitteeRon Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee

Bigger Government in 2012: Romney $2.1 Trillion in Defense Spending, Obama $1.2 |Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign CommitteeRon Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee: "President Obama’s current military spending is about $1.2 trillion.

Mitt Romney’s proposed plan calls for $2.1 trillion in military spending. Romney’s military budget alone dwarfs ObamaCare."

Journalist Kevin Fagan looked for solutions to homelessness - CSMonitor.com

Journalist Kevin Fagan looked for solutions to homelessness - CSMonitor.com: "There was a program called Homeward Bound created in response to my reporting on [a homeless person I profiled named] Rita. Her family saw my stories and they flew out from Florida, and got Rita and took her home, and fixed her. She had HIV, was on crack, heroin, and she got stabilized, and now she’s this vibrant, wonderful woman who I talk to every month or so. And I wrote about this, and about a dentist who fixed up her teeth for free. Mayor Newsom of San Francisco saw these stories and said hey, if you can reunite people and it’s successful, I want to encourage that. So the Homeward Bound program he created sends people out into the streets and they find homeless people and if the people want to go home, they help them call home and help them get reunited with them. To date, the program has reunited thousands of people and it’s still going on."

Walker easily wins primary in Wisconsin recall - 620 WTMJ - Milwaukee's Source for Local News and Weather

Walker easily wins primary in Wisconsin recall - 620 WTMJ - Milwaukee's Source for Local News and Weather: "Walker ended up getting almost as many voted as all the Democratic candidates combined."

The Governor Democratic Primary candidates got 670,278 votes vs. 626,538 for Walker. That probably bodes well for Walker because the Democrats have more reason to participate in the primary.

Less than 1/3 of the Walker voters voted for the Lieutenant Governor Democratic Primary protest candidate. Did people know know about the protest candidate or do people just not like protest candidates?

Indiana high school student faces expulsion over bringing stun gun to school to ward off bullies | Fox News

Indiana high school student faces expulsion over bringing stun gun to school to ward off bullies | Fox News: "Young says he's been bullied for a while at the school. He says he's been called gay slurs and has been the target of thrown bottles and rocks. The bullying has gotten so bad, Young says he considered killing himself.

Young's mother, Chelisa Grimes, told the station that she armed her son with a stun gun after complaining to school administrators several times about the bullying."

Zero-tolerance weapons polices are simplistic, don't address the problem (violence), and punish behaviour that is ok.

Christie the Prophet | Michael D. Tanner | Cato Institute: Commentary

Christie the Prophet | Michael D. Tanner | Cato Institute: Commentary: "In 1965, just 22 percent of all federal spending was transfer payments. Today it has doubled to 44 percent. That means that nearly half of all federal spending is simply government taking money from one person and giving it to another.

Or look at it another way: In 1965, transfer payments from the federal government made up less than 10 percent of wages and salaries. As recently as 2000, that percentage was just 21 percent. Today, transfer payments are more than a third of salary and wages. Worse, if one includes salaries from government employment, more than half of Americans receive a substantial portion of their income from the government."

" The welfare state started with small programs targeted toward a small number of genuinely needy people. But as politicians figured out the electoral benefits of expanding programs and people realized they could let others work on their behalf, those programs grew until the point at which, today, every problem in society prompts calls for government action, response, or funding.

At the same time, as Governor Christie also noted, this implicitly tells people, “stop dreaming, stop striving.” We demonize those who do succeed, damning them as part of the evil “1 percent.”

This is the real danger of the welfare state. It’s not that it will bankrupt us — though it will. It is that it slowly and insidiously destroys our national character, saps our will to be great, and makes us content with the way things are rather than how they could be."

Marching toward Taxmageddon | Doug Bandow | Cato Institute: Commentary

Marching toward Taxmageddon | Doug Bandow | Cato Institute: Commentary: "It is hard for most Americans to imagine, but government in America once was small. In 1900 [Tax Freedom Day] fell on January 22. Americans paid just 5.9 percent of their incomes to government at all levels."