The Delhi thug department has ignored complaints since 2006; nobody knew how to access the computer account where the complaints were delivered.

I get the impression that the thugs were not unhappy with this state of affairs and saw no urgency in gaining access to the complaints.

This is one of many reasons why the thug department should not handle complaints about the thug department.

US Representative Jared Polis mocks a call to ban bitcoin with a call to ban dollar bills.

The horrible thing is that other governments are limiting use of cash.

Overwork shortens people's lives. People should work fewer hours.

Why, usually, do people work so many hours? Professionals might be happy to work fewer hours, but employers usually demand long hours, and those who refuse long hours may not get hired at all. Meanwhile, the increasing fraction of Americans that work for very low wages need to work a lot to get enough to live on. We should change our laws to help these people work at a healthier pace.

25 years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the sea otter population in Prince William Sound has recovered.

Some genetic damage remains. It will take some more generations to clear out deleterious mutations caused by the oil, and perhaps the oil remaining on the beaches

When there was a fire in Como Park High School, one student who had been in the swimming pool got frostbite from waiting outside wet in the cold. It was against the rule for teachers to let students sit in their cars.