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Yes, there’s evidence that selling the combination is more dangerous than simply letting people order coffee to go with their beer at the bar.
Archive for November, 2010
November 25th, 2010
Category: Health and Medicine
Let us be thankful today for the public and private sector scientists who developed and tested Truvada, which seems to have significant power to prevent HIV infection (Good interview with Tony Fauci here). Safe sex decisions depend in part on knowledge of one’s sexual partner’s HIV status. About 1 in 5 HIV positive people don’t [...]
November 24th, 2010
When I was first getting involved in federal policy, a mutual friend arranged a breakfast for me with Michael Deaver. In a short length of time he conveyed some lessons about Washington that have been very valuable to me, one of which is that the image is (almost) everything when a politician is speaking. There [...]
November 24th, 2010
My brother-in-law, whose work takes him to many small towns, pointed out to me yesterday that the current concerns about backscatter scanner machines at airports will only get worse when the technology arrives in small towns (which it must, else airline security will be a joke because bomb-carrying terrorists will just board in Podunk instead [...]
November 23rd, 2010
Category: Uncategorized
Why does it cost $35 to check a second bag when ramp-checking a carry-on is free?
November 23rd, 2010
I suspect most people have had the experience of having to forgive themselves for something bad they did because there was no way to seek forgiveness from the person who was harmed. “I wish I hadn’t shoved that kid off the teeter totter in kindergarten — he got a black eye. I’d apologize now, but [...]
November 22nd, 2010
…for the Democrats.
November 22nd, 2010
Category: Uncategorized
Is there any greater waste of time than a Congressional vote on the debt ceiling. Can’t we get rid of this thing?
Are Voluntary Hospitality and Customer Service in Conflict?
American travelers in the Arab world are often surprised by the lack of a customer service mentality in the private sector. The connecting airplane in Tripoli isn’t at the gate, and rather than giving an explanation, the staff all leave the area so as to avoid dealing with irate customers. The plumber in Cairo shows [...]
Posted: Monday, November 22nd, 2010 at 5:14 pm
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