Freakonomics cites a recent paper on road fatalities: According to a recent paper by Lee S. Friedman, Donald Hedeker, and Elihu D. Richter, the lifting of the federal 55 mph speed limit in 1995 was responsible for 12,545 deaths between 1995 and 2005. That’s about 45 percent more American fatalities than we have suffered in 9/11, Iraq [...]

Some of the week’s blogs that are worth a look… Liberty Scott castigates journalists for rehashing press releases without thought and illustrates with an article apparently quoting Helen Clark advocating aid to developed nations. All contributions gratefully received, Helen… Editing the Herald takes Garth George to task for ranting about something he does not have [...]