“Over the last year I’ve noticed that a surprising amount of Americans hate one or the other. I have a theory: solar panels and natural gas are totems. In anthropology, a “totem” is a symbol that serves as an emblem… — Andrew Heaton Copy Share Image
“Heavy smokers and drinkers do not alter their habits, they simply spend more of their income on the taxes punishing their bad decisions. Thus… — Andrew Heaton Copy Share Image
“Discouraging the formation of dynasties is particularly important. If a billionaire dies and leaves his money to his family, there are going to be… — Andrew Heaton Copy Share Image
“We have more generals today than we did at the end of World War II, and more troops in Germany than during our occupation… — Andrew Heaton Copy Share Image
“At one point, field bocce was the only sport at the University of Oklahoma which included “dueling to the death” in its bylaws to… — Andrew Heaton Copy Share Image
“We have more prisoners locked up on drug charges than the continent of Europe has in total prisoners. It’s” — Andrew Heaton Copy Share Image
“Another thing to consider is that with any given substance, studies indicate only about 2 percent of the population goes overboard and can’t handle… — Andrew Heaton Copy Share Image
“Over the last year I’ve noticed that a surprising amount of Americans hate one or the other. I have a theory: solar panels and… — Andrew Heaton Copy Share Image
“So we call it “the estate tax,” which sounds very adult and respectable and vaguely French Revolution. Nobody really thinks of themselves has owning… — Andrew Heaton Copy Share Image
“There are good and bad arguments to all energy sources. But both get muddled in emotion, because either energy source becomes a cultural totem.… — Andrew Heaton Copy Share Image
“The small and seemingly benign remit of student bodies has far-reaching effects. The whole idea behind student council is to prepare future citizens to… — Andrew Heaton Copy Share Image
“In the Middle Ages it was a lot more fun to blame things like crop failure or redheads on witches, then set mouthy old… — Andrew Heaton Copy Share Image
“My state’s constitution seems to contain a provision requiring that once every two years we must pass a bill which dazzles the entire country… — Andrew Heaton Copy Share Image
