"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Regulatory Herding, Regulatory Stampedes
"Perfect storms occur when many factors align. Sandy was one of the most damaging hurricanes in the history of the United States, but it took the confluence of a number of elements to make it so. Under normal conditions the storm would have moved northeast, away from the U.S. coast. Instead, a high-pressure cold front forced Sandy to turn northwest, where it collided with a cold front that slowed the storm as it passed over one of the nation’s most heavily populated areas. Sandy came ashore at high tide, significantly increasing the storm surge. Coincidentally, the moon was full, adding perhaps another foot to the surge."
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