Tag Archives: obama

Taxi driving: conferences + tourists = seasonal demand

Posted on June 12, 2008 by kfarr

My shifts were busy and lucrative this past weekend. Two big conferences were in town: the Apple WWDC and some sort of diabetes convention. Two special events — the Haight Ashbury Street Fair and the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon — … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged alcatraz, apple, ashbury, ball, bocce, boules, cab, cabbie, conference, demand, diabetes, driving, escape, fairs, France, french, haight, obama, pétanque, san francisco, sf, street, summer, taxi, taxicab, tourists, transit, triathlon, visitors, wwdc | Leave a comment

Indiana University students like Obama.

Posted on April 29, 2008 by kfarr

I try to keep up with news back home in Indiana but have done so especially of late as Hillary and Obama duke it out in the Hoosier State. I was happy to come across the below clips produced by … Continue reading →

Posted in media, politics | Tagged 08, 2008, barack, barack obama, clinton, coverage, democrat, democratic, election, hillary, hillary clinton, hoosiers, indiana, indiana university, interviews, iu, iustv, little 5, little 500, news, obama, race, reactions, report, reporter, sports, student, television, university, update | 1 Comment

“Energy independence” is silly. We must use less energy regardless of its source.

Posted on March 21, 2008 by kfarr

My unwavering allegiance to the American Public Media radio program Marketplace was made ever tighter by a clear and compelling opinion piece by Jerry Taylor of the Cato Institute. The piece is written so concisely I can do no better … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, media, politics | Tagged bush, clinton, cost, econ, economics, energy, energy independence, gas, gasoline, goods, hillary, independence, macro, market, micro, obama, oil, policy, prices, services | 6 Comments

Ignore the Hillary/Obama charades: NAFTA is good.

Posted on March 1, 2008 by kfarr

Marketplace painted a nice picture of Obama and Hillary’s voracious battle for the crown of ultimate NAFTA hater. This is frustrating. Yes, they’re in Ohio. Yes, they have to cater to the lowest common denominator. Instead, they should rise up … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, happiness, politics | Tagged barack, business, clinton, duty, econ, economics, economy, export, free, free trade, government, hillary, import, macro, markets, micro, nafta, obama, politics, regulation, society, tax, taxes, trade, trading | 6 Comments

The best Democratic candidate debate you didn’t know existed.

Posted on December 6, 2007 by kfarr

NPR hosted a radio debate Tuesday between the Democratic presidential candidates. It was a radio-only debate with no cameras, no audience, and no strict time limits for candidate answers (although they were kept thankfully brief). It was an excellent forum … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | Tagged candidates, caucus, clinton, debate, democrat, democratic, hillary, iowa, npr, obama, presidential | Leave a comment