How DC enforces its zoning code; myths about e-​​mail marketing; demand for MBAs; and the rise of the Kindle.

Kevin Williamson offers some good snark on federal regulations and the token efforts to clean them up.

What “liveability” really means; what Jesus would cut; website load times; minimum wage side effects; and more.

How to prioritize tasks; copywriting for sales; the real story of the auto bailout; Facebook marketing; and more.

Government is growing ever more intrusive and arrogant, George Will argues in an important new article. And judges have enabled it to do so.

How government interventions in the free market have promoted auto-​​oriented urban design over denser, more walkable forms.

Photo: Flickr/​​Jason Lawrence How a cab medallion system is counterproductive: it introduces artificial scarcity and distorts drivers’ incentives. Russ Roberts points out that Japan’s fuel shortages are no mystery and that the solution isn’t more regulation. Shortages are a result of price controls that keep a scare product artificially inexpensive. Some fancy CSS work by Josh […]

Charles Kesler has an important article in the May 17 issue of National Review (republished online over at Claremont Conservative) on the importance of constitutionalism. The penultimate paragraph highlights the importance of restoring the Constitution to its rightful place: In the current crisis, conservative efforts to restore the separation of powers may even be more […]

Tom Ferriss on dealing with critics; historic photos of Dupont Circle; a new case for the gold standard; and whether ATM fees are a good idea.

Some of the links I’ve collected from around the web from January 7^th to January 12^th.