Mandate simple mile-per-gallon and fuel cost per trip
readout on dashboard instruments, integrated
into all vehicles. Fuel usage and
cost information would instantly tell us the cost of what we're… More »
My inherent
British dislike of drawing attention to myself
means it's probably been 15 years since I last used
the horn. I prefer to use my eyes and brakes
instead, and as a result I have a much… More »
"The future is here. It's
just not evenly distributed yet," observed
William Gibson. Truer now than ever, as the
Internet has placed countless innovations,
breakthroughs, and insights at our… More »
We need a national property tax, with an exemption
on properties worth less than $1 million.
We're considering a value added tax (VAT), but a
property tax would be more fair. Property is… More »
Having been a New Orleanian during Katrina
and evacuations before, I saw the need for a
coordinated evacuation plan that simply wasn't
there. The prospect of evacuation is not limited
to cities on… More »
With the size and scope of the problems
facing our generation, perhaps it's best to
turn to the next -- and teach philosophy in high
school. Even a cursory introduction to the people
and ideas that… More »
Newspapers are dying, and the ramifications are dire. No one has figured out how to save journalism and the freedoms it protects. Well, here's my idea. Instead of going back and forth--charging for… More »
We're about to see a tide of
appeals from charities to match the flow of oil
coming from the BP blowout. A different kind of
attitude toward charitable giving is needed to
meet the challenge, one… More »
The U.S. should
open national universities throughout the country
where incoming students can pay tuition similar to
that of a state school while having the option to
explore different regions and… More »
Oil imports are at an all time high. Supply and demand cause swings in gasoline prices that at times seem to defy logic. Demand for electricity is rising. Nuclear is seen as one of the promising… More »
Surely, there must be some way that the
great minds who influence our international
community can come together and solve issues that
relate to war and peace--especially the glaring
issues such as… More »
The 14 3/4 Biggest Ideas of the Year are well
chosen. However, without clean, drinkable water
none of these other ideas will matter. The
shortage of water is already apparent in many
parts of the… More »
As record companies watch their profits chipped away by illegal downloads, here's a thought: bring vinyl back into vogue. True, music fans can't listen to records while they work out at the gym. But… More »
We should allow doping in sports. The only
way to ensure equality is to allow everybody to
play on an equal level. We have to acknowledge
that sports cannot catch up to medical advantages
and it's… More »
Apparently, one of the problems with illegal immigration is that these immigrants are willing to do the same job for less money than the law requires paying citizens for the same work. Rather than… More »
Electricity bills are confusing, and don't arrive until long after the damage is done. The fix to a system that's high in both costs and headaches lies in connecting consumers to their consumption--show people what they're using in real time, and make it easy to compare costs to kilowatts. Geoffrey Gagnon
