Yeah, eat local. But no need to be a jerk about it

It is an essential American trait to take an activity that’s fun and attack it with such fanaticism that it starts to seem more like penance. Most collegiate drinking fits this description. And I sense that it’s starting to happen with the whole “eat local” movement. Just to smugly establish my bona fides: During the [...]

A better way to pick World Bank presidents

The World Bank’s board of directors will meet soon to decide what if anything to do about their president, Paul Wolfowitz, and the steady drumbeat of news lately would appear to indicate that the guy can’t hold on much longer. The NYT reports that the Europeans wants a deal where Wolfowitz goes in return for [...]