Barbara Ehrenreich had an excellent article in yesterday's New York Times on the many ways that being poor can land you in trouble with the law. One striking example: In just the past few months, a growing number of cities have taken to ticketing and sometimes handcuffing teenagers found on the streets...

Rafe Furst and I were discussing my predisposition for staying in the cheapest hotel within walking distance of the hotel I actually play poker in despite having the resources to pay for the more expensive properties. The money I save just stays in a fungible heap of other money and isn't really earmarked...

Given everything I hear about obesity stats in the U.S. and malnutrition in the developing world, the last thing I was expecting to find in my inbox this morning was a plea to join a Facebook cause to help end hunger in America.  Really? I'm usually not skeptical in this way, and I'm loath to focus on the...

@ Yahoo! Video The reason I like this talk so much (besides that it's well-presented) is that it introduces us to the idea of invisible etiology.  Such a powerful concept, one that I feel has the power to help us solve so many mysteries, once we take it seriously. Something that I've been thinking...

This is a picture of what Food on Foot did on Christmas.  It's a larger version of what they do every week, which is feed and cloth homeless and give them an opportunity to get back on their feet themselves.  If you graduate from the program, you end up with an apartment, a job and a bank account. ...