It may not be very obvious, but this is a picture of the jackknifed tractor-trailer which held up untold numbers of people - including myself - on I-26W earlier today. A number of other vehicles appeared to be involved. This was all due to a snowstorm which appeared to come from nowhere as I headed [...]

“When a private entity does not produce the desired results, it is (certain body parts excepted) done away with. But a public entity gets bigger.”
- P.J. O’Rourke
The above quote came immediately to my mind upon looking at my account at the National Student Loan Database (NSLDS), which showed that I owe roughly twice the amount [...]