INSANE HATRED OF CYCLISTS

The driver in this clip turned out to be an employee of Brazil's central bank, which has raised interest rates at all five of its policy meetings this year. The under-explored relationship between hawkish monetary policy and insane hatred of cyclists would make an interesting study.

When I first suggested filling Chicago airport with millions of bees, tended by former convicts, they all said I was mad. They said the same about Christopher Columbus.



I refused to take no for an answer. Like Luther Vandross nailing a worm to a church door, I could do no other. I’m going to fill that airport with bees, I said, whatever the cost, whoever gets hurt.



And today, my friends, that dream came true.

American shot by sniper after bicycle tour of Tripoli. You're not safe anywhere these days.

I was unable to take part in the looting this week, due to a bad back. There are strong arguments on both sides, but, on balance, I think the decision to burn down London was the correct one. And it was good to see Gloucester going up in flames.

NOT EVEN HULK HOGAN CAN PREVENT THIS ECONOMIC MELTDOWN

Let's look at some facts.



FACT 1: Ben Bernanke has more influence over economic policy than Hulk Hogan, the wrestler. I think that is probably safe to say.



FACT 2: Hulk Hogan is better at wrestling than the Fed Chair. This too is uncontroversial.



In sane world, Hulk Hogan would get Bernanke in a headlock and punch his ears until he agreed to cut interest rates. Then, a few months later, recovery! Hogan saves America.



But hold your horses, Mr Hulk. Ain't you never heard of a Liquidity Trap? Bernanke is constrained by the zero lower bound, you gristlehead, and cannot cut interest rates however much you punch his ears. He couldn't cut the Federal Funds rate if his life depended on it.



Back to the drawing board, Hulk.