In keeping with the holiday spirit, may I draw your attention to two heartwarming developments brought to us by today’s New York Times. In a front page article, the Times discusses a solar powered generator that has made life easier for a Kenyan family far from the power grid. One roof top solar panel generates enough electricity to charge the family’s cell phone and power a light by which the teenagers do their homework. No greenhouse gases are emitted; no oil is used.
The small downside is that the solar generator was manufactured in China, not the U.S.
The second item was mentioned in an editorial. The U.S. may soon be cracking down on American gun dealers who sell high-powered weaponry to Mexican drug gangs. (Over 30,000 Mexicans were killed in drug-related shootings last year.) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is asking for emergency authority to require gun dealers, some of whom have shops along the border, to report multiple purchases of AK-47s and other assault rifles. The OMB must first sign off on the plan before it can be implemented.
The small downside is that the reporting requirement is opposed by the N.R.A.
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