So today is the one year anniversary of my kicking the tobacco habit (American Spirits, yellow). Yup — kicked its ass. Hard. Did it cold turkey, too. None of that patch nonsense. To mark the occasion, I link to these two Reason pieces: Jacob Sullum’s “Van Dough,” and Joel Miller’s “Cigarette Stash.” What do these stories have to do with quitting smoking? Not a damn thing, so far as I

“Scientists have kept the secret to strong bones bottled up for years. Now, a new study has raised the bar on the list of nutrients that could have benefits. “Television station WCVB [Boston] reported that the good news is pouring out — beer builds bones.” A new study shows beer is rich in the mineral silicon. Researchers said that learning which parts of our diet have high concentrations of silicon

Michelle Malkin shines a bit of light on several Congressional bills she believes pander “to the illegal alien lobby for ethnic votes while paying lip-service to patriotism.” Notes Malkin: Last week, members of Congress leapt to the defense of the words ‘under God.’ They shouted the phrase on Capitol Hill and in front of every available camera. But what about the two little words in the Pledge of Allegiance that

Ted Williams — one of baseball’s greatest hitters (maybe its greatest) — died today. He was 83.