It undergirded the English Civil War and the American Revolution; it helped shape the French Revolution; it got Karl Marx arrested; and in 1970s California it fired up an activist named Howard Jarvis, who shocked the political establishment with the success of Proposition 13, generally regarded as the first battleground of the modern property tax revolt.[1] With the benefit of hindsight, Proposition 13’s success appears obvious. [read post]

E. coli bacteria: what are they, where did they come from, and why are some so dangerous? [read post]