Latest Articles by Jon Stonger
March 8, 2010
by Jon Stonger
How to Fix the Deficit, Pt. 1 - The Fun Stuff

Part one of our two part series on fixing the deficit focuses on legalizing the fun stuff.

March 5, 2010
by Jon Stonger
Greed vs. Football and Basketball

How the NFL and NCAA’s new money-making gambits could ruin two great American sports.

March 1, 2010
by Jon Stonger
World Thermostat Settings

Some cultures prefer to boil indoors; others, freeze–why do we spend so much money and energy on discomfort?

February 22, 2010
by Jon Stonger
Take the Next One

Introducing the world to an important concept of polite behavior.

February 15, 2010
by Jon Stonger
The World is Full

If you have an infinite number of rooms and they are all full, you can just ask everyone to move over one. On Earth, it’s not so easy.

February 2, 2010
by Jon Stonger
The Super Bowl vs The State of the Union

One is a venerable American institution. The other is a speech.

January 19, 2010
by Jon Stonger
Impressions of Southeast Asia

Some partially formed thoughts on my travels through Southeast Asia.

December 23, 2009
by Jon Stonger
The Anticlimax of Bowl Season

The bowls are a sad, anticlimactic way to end a great college football season.

December 17, 2009
by Jon Stonger
Where Are Angry Mobs When We Need Them?

In the old days, when fatcats and politicians abused their authority, you could count on an angry mob to take them out. We could still use them today…

December 9, 2009
by Jon Stonger
The Heisman Trophy

Who deserves to win? Our answer involves looking a little outside the usual Heisman box.

December 7, 2009
by Jon Stonger
Sports, DVRs and the Information Age

There is entirely too much information that we are forced to absorb. Especially if you don’t want to know the score of the game.

November 23, 2009
by Jon Stonger
The Origin of Taste

Why do different cultures love such different foods?

November 3, 2009
by Jon Stonger
Falling Leaves, Falling Spirits

As the leaves fall, a little seasonal melancholy is in the air.

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