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Posted in Paternalism on Jun 22nd, 2011
And then they came for the … dog paddlers: People who hope to beat the summer heat by swimming, floating or boating on rivers in King County must wear a life vest or face an $86 fine. … Swimmers or people wading more than 5 feet from shore or in water more than 4 feet […]
Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Jun 22nd, 2011
When I am in my car, especially if I plan to be in it for a while, I carry a Flip video camera with me. I usually carry it so that I can film something cool that I drive past — such as a field of sunflowers, a cool looking barn, etc. But I also […]
Posted in Health Care, Market Failures, Regulation, You Can't Have it Both Ways on Jun 22nd, 2011
One of the few things I am actually an alarmist about is biological pandemics. Given the past 50 years of US history I have no reason to be this way, but as this Megan McArdle post illustrates, there has been a really disturbing trend happening in medicine over the last 30 years: The first shows […]
