Millions for Fuel, Not a Dime for History Hrrumph! The wheels of progress turn, but not always in the right direction. Here we stand in Storey County, where fortunes are made as barrels of fuel roll out like a never-ending river of gold, and yet—the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, the very bones of our history,…

Legislators Tossing Nevada Down a Mine Shaft In the grand old tradition of selling one’s birthright for a mess of pottage, the 83rd Legislative Session of Nevada has turned into a veritable bazaar where independence, liberty, and common sense are being hawked off to the highest bidder—or worse, given away. Critics say the latest batch…

Hail coffee, full of caffeine. You are in me. Blessed art thou amongst beverages, and blessed is the result of thy consumption. Rightfullness. Holy coffee, color of mud, be there for us workers in the hour of our commute. Ramen

It is a peculiar feature of the human mind that a man may, by some misadventure, find himself lodged beneath a sewage drain cover and yet be at a complete loss as to how he arrived at such a station in life. Such was the case in northwest Reno, where a gentleman of unknown recollections…

A Tale of Schoolboard Shenanigans It was a fine morning in Douglas County when the good people awoke to find that their hard-earned tax dollars—intended for the noble pursuit of educating their young—had instead been repurposed for a more scholastic endeavor: the instruction of public officials in the art of obeying the law. The lesson,…

The Art of Doing Next to Nothing with Great Fanfare The Nevada Legislature, that noble body of men and women who gather biennially to solve problems nobody has, has turned its mighty intellect toward smog checks. Senate Bill 230, an act of bipartisan genius, would spare the good citizens of Clark and Washoe counties the…

The good folks of Somerset Park recently awoke to find their neighborhood transformed into a scenic wetland, a real-life Everglades experience right in the heart of Henderson, courtesy of a water system in its final death throes. As residents waded through their driveways and watched air bubbles belch ominously from the asphalt, they turned to…

The Great Nevada Film Tax Fantasy It is a truth universally acknowledged—by lobbyists, legislators, and the occasional man of common sense—that no grand scheme involving taxpayer-funde d money can proceed without a proper parade of confusion, division, and theatrical enthusiasm. And so, nearly two years after Nevada’s last attempt at expanding film tax credits perished…

Having spent my fair share of time on horseback, I reckon I’ve got the corporate world figured out. It operates on a simple principle: if there’s an easy way to do something, by all means, let’s take the hard way instead. Take a yearling pony, for instance. You’ve got to show it the ropes—literally. It…

Elon Musk’s Revenge If there is one sending shivers down the spines of men in top hats and polished boots, it is the prospect of losing a dollar they believe to be rightfully theirs. And if there is one man who has made it his business to see that Delaware’s coffers grow a little lighter,…