The Euro 2004 tournament is almost over now, and seeing it while in England has been quite the eye-opening experience. This article from Salon.com really explains it well:

This final may not break most-watched records, but it’s historically significant. To appreciate this significance is to instantly understand a paramount reason why soccer has yet to [...]

Posted on July 3rd, 2004 by Lee
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Adam Smith Institute Blog - Strangu-regu-lation. Tell me this isn’t the funniest story you’ve heard all day:
I read in the weekend papers that Germany is introducing a new workplace regulation, which insists that businesses must take on at least one trainee/apprentice for every fifteen workers they employ.
An excellent initiative to get young people learning [...]

Posted on May 4th, 2004 by Lee
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CNN.com 2004 - Veepstakes. You have to admit, it’s a pretty cool idea.
I think we need to expand upon the whole bracket thing. I mean, why aren’t there more bracket games out there? It seems like it’s either this, March Madness, or the Carleton campus-wide ping pong tournament. I was never [...]

Posted on May 3rd, 2004 by Lee
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Salon.com Technology | Just say no, to hydrogen: A well-reasoned opinion by member of the Clinton administration. Actually, this echoes a lot of the same concerns that I had in my fuel cell project last spring.
The author is correct that many of the challenges of creating an effective energy policy require more careful [...]

Posted on April 28th, 2004 by Lee
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10 points to Richard Wolffe for this zinger:
Who is more patriotic: Bush or Kerry? You may as well compare the size of each candidate’s manhood.
On another note, is something wrong with journalism schools these days? Why is that every political headline suddenly reads: “Kerry slams Bush on ____” or “Bush blasts Kerry on _____.” [...]

Posted on April 28th, 2004 by Lee
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