I went to the Devils Tower recently with my wife Amy and three year old son Jack. It was a slightly hot day. There was an easily accessible footpath around the entire Tower, but before we had even circled a third of it, Amy began to tire. I in no way blame her for this. It had been a long drive out, and Jack of course wanted to tightrope-walk every [...]

(Above: Wisconsin protesters crowd the Wisconsin State Capitol in response to Governor Walker’s recent union/budget-related legislation.) For those of us who have put this issue on the back burner lately and wanted an update, the Wisconsin budget bill has passed, the budget repair bill has passed, and people are still trying to make sense of the implications it will have on their jobs.  Here is how it hit home for us in [...]