Brown Shoes Diary
"Did you ever have the feeling the world's a tuxedo and you're a pair of brown shoes?"
--George Gobel
A Little Geometry -- January 8, 2006
Mr. Irrelevant -- January 4, 2006
Assessing Reassessment -- December 6, 2006
The Grand Puppeteer and His Marionettes -- December 4, 2006
Eichenomics? -- Decmeber 1, 2006
Weekly Winners and Weasels -- November 27, 2006
Conscription and the G.I. Bill -- November 22, 2006
Dupe, Bait, and Switch -- November 20, 2006
Unions, Education, and Liberty -- November 14, 2006
George W. Bush: A Man Without Faith -- November 9, 2006
Election Predictions, 2006 -- November 7, 2006
Rating the Candidates on the VLI Scale -- November 6, 2006
Robert Casey, Jr., Brain at Rest -- September 25, 2006
Professor Slekar Discovers the 10th Amendment -- September 18, 2006
Just Wondering -- September 5, 2006
About Face -- September 4, 2006
Keystone Kops Redux -- August 25, 2006
Elements of Style for Educators -- August 22, 2006
Harrisburg Justice -- August 21, 2006
Chairman Tim and the Socialist Economy -- August 15, 2006
As Lieberman Goes, So Goes Santorum? -- August 9, 2006
Global Warming and Other Hot Air -- August 4, 2006
An Easy Answer -- July 26, 2006
Government Against the Family -- July 20, 2006
High On Specter -- July 10, 2006
Minimum Wage, Maximum Rage -- July 9, 2006
Six Ways to Improve Soccer -- June 25, 2006
The Extortionist Within -- June 23, 2006
The Leftist Mind -- June 23, 2006
Tim Bewilders Tim -- June 22, 2006
An Economic Case for Privatizing Schools -- June 16, 2006
AG Admits "McGinnis Is Right!" -- June 15, 2006
Welcome to My World--June 14, 2006
Humble Pie a la Mode--June 5, 2006
Raining on the Parade--May 31, 2006
Payjacking Part I: The Neglected Episode--May 30, 2006
On Girly-Conservatism--May 25, 2006
Response to Stapelfeld's "Money for Some"--May 25, 2006
Economic Development?--May 24, 2006
Up the Ante, Eiche!--May 20, 2006
Academic Freedom: Leave the Taxpayer Out of It--May 19, 2006
An Open Letter to the Local Members of the Republican State Committee--May 18, 2006
It's A Wonderful Life--May 10, 2006
Authentic Tax Reduction--May 4, 2006
Oil Companies Are Second-Rate Gougers--May 4, 2006
Mr. Stapelfeld's Excellent Point--May 2, 2006
30th District Debate Blues--April 30, 2006
Congressmen Say the Darndest Things--April 25, 2006
Nine Reasons to Smile at the Gas Pump--April 25, 2006
Global Warming: Krugman vs. Krugman--April 24, 2006
Yes on Free Trade; No on Invasion--April 18, 2006
Positive Campaigning, Jubelirer-Style--April 17, 2006
A Masters-ful Experience--April 16, 2006
Massachusetts Folly and Wisdom--April 13, 2006
Some Thoughts on Debate 1--April 12, 2006
Wishful Thinking--April 7, 2006
Guess Who's In My Crosshairs Now?--March 29, 2006
Expanding the Illegal Drug Trade--March 28, 2006
Ad-Nauseum, Part 2--March 16, 2006
Senator Bob Ad-Nauseum--March 15, 2006
Crunchy Con-fusion--March 10, 2006
Looking for a Word or Phrase--March 2, 2006
My Meeting With Rick--February 27, 2006
Fighting Discrimination: The Wrong Battle--February 21, 2006
Flawless Markets for a Flawed World--February 20, 2006
Baseball: The Good, The Bad, and The Selig--February 18, 2006
Krugman and the Socialist Mind--February 17, 2006
The Nonsense of Trade Deficits--February 13, 2006
Rendell's War On Pennsylvania's Economy--February 11, 2006
Steelers and Refs Shine In Super Bowl--February 7, 2006
Enron: The Untold Story--February 3, 2006
Shawshank Wisdom and the Sorry State of the Union--February 1, 2006
Doing My Homework--February 1, 2006
State of the Economy Address--January 30, 2006
The Domain of Eminent Domain--January 25, 2006
Minimum Wage, Maximum Deceit--January 24, 2006
Great News from Humpty Dumpty--January 23, 2006
Atheism and Free Riding--January 20, 2006
This and That--January 19, 2006
Some Really Hard Questions for JoePa--January 17, 2006
Rick's Racket--January 12, 2006
Missing the Mark--January 10, 2006
The Perfect Act of Charity -- January 9, 2006
Bill Frist--Prostitute and Pimp--January 5, 2006
The Flat Tax -- January 4, 2006
The Devil's Workshop -- January 3, 2006
Charitable Thoughts -- December 29, 2005
Society's Stake in Gambling -- December 28, 2005
Pilgrims Progress -- December 27, 2005
Socialist Genes and Plan B -- December 15, 2005
George Bailey vs. Ebeneezer Scrooge -- December 12, 2005
Dumbest Comments of the Year -- December 8, 2005
Call Me Irresponsible -- December 7, 2005
Wrong As Wright -- December 6, 2005
Bush Bashes Business -- December 6, 2005
Inside Outsourcing -- December 5, 2005
Dear Santa -- November 29, 2005
Drug War Success? -- November 22, 2005
American Self-Destruction -- November 10, 2005
Medal of Freedom Diminished -- November 7, 2005
One Vote Against Voting -- November 4, 2005
Old Dog, New Tricks? -- November 4, 2005
The Power of Radio -- November 3, 2005
Promises, Promises -- October 28, 2005
From Corrupt Language to Corrupt Politics -- October 27, 2005
A Solution To Blair County's Budget Woes -- October 20, 2005
Schoolmarm for Judge? -- October 6, 2005
A Conversation With Commissioner Eichelberger -- October 6, 2005
Take A Hike, Eiche -- September 28, 2005
The Real Reason for Property Tax Reduction -- September 26, 2005
Gougers In Our Midst -- September 15, 2005
What's Mine Is Yours? -- September 12, 2005
Gasoline Prices and Gouging -- September 2, 2005
Why Are College Costs So Cheap? -- August 29, 2005
Missed Opportunities -- August 3, 2005
Making Progress (or Not) -- July 4, 2005
Some Thoughts on Government Schools -- June 27, 2005