David Brooks on Obama
From BrainwareMarch 12, 2010 at 9:52 am
David Brooks, a libertarian and a Republican, has interpretive abilities and fairness that on occasion are absolutely shocking. He has the ability to actually set aside ... (more)
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March 12, 2010 at 9:52 am
Quotation of the Week: Diane Ravitch
From BrainwareMarch 12, 2010 at 6:01 am
On our present course, we are disrupting communities, dumbing down our schools, giving students false reports of their progress, and creating a private sector that will undermine ... (more)
Absolutely Unbelievable! A Journalist with Balance. The Eric Massa “Story.”
From BrainwareMarch 12, 2010 at 12:51 am
This is the way the article on the nonstory of eric massa began in this morning's Post: I really think political journalists who've spent more than 20 minutes over the past ... (more)
Is the FDIC Solvent?
From SurlyTraderMarch 10, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Sheila Bair has to be given credit, she is working with a whole mess of financial institution failures that would give anyone nightmares. 168 failed institutions ... (more)
North Korea Update
From NoodleFoodMarch 9, 2010 at 5:00 pm
The February 28, 2010 StrategyPage has an interesting update on the brutal conditions in North Korea. The whole thing is worth reading, but here is one excerpt that stood out ... (more)
NoodleCast Video #1: Hope and Change
From NoodleFoodMarch 8, 2010 at 11:00 am
On Saturday morning, I gave my first speech to Liberty Toastmasters. I was very pleased with it -- more so than expected. The speech wasn't brilliant or deep, but it was perfect ... (more)
A New Understanding of Reality for Paul Krugman
From BrainwareMarch 6, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Having lived and worked in three very different worlds, and having grown up in Kentucky, Michigan and Minnesota, I'd have to be terribly naive not to understand that cultures ... (more)
Can the U.S. Actually Learn Something About Finance from Canada
From BrainwareMarch 5, 2010 at 8:36 am
The subtitle of an article in BusinessWeek, of all places, describes the issue clearly: While America’s bailed-out banks lobby against reform, Canada’s profitable banks are ... (more)
Renaming NWFP
FromMarch 2, 2010 at 2:49 pm
NWFP- North Western Frontier Province, know as Sarhad in Urdu, was named by the British Government after dividing the Pashtun populated area by Durand Line. People of NWFP are
... (more)Defending the Minimum Wage
From Dual Income No KidsFebruary 27, 2010 at 11:08 am
The idea of a minimum wage is a complicated topic, and I know many people who favor themselves as free-market advocates. That ideology is in direct contradiction to something ... (more)
Photos of Madeline Albright and NATO Secretary General Anders…
FromFebruary 26, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Photos of Madeline Albright and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaking at Georgetown this week. The most interesting aspect of the talk to me is that NATO
... (more)Quotation of the Week: Alan Wolfe
From BrainwareFebruary 26, 2010 at 7:00 am
Democracy is not government by public opinion poll, and legislators have an obligation to do what is right.
--Alan Wolfe. Professor of political science at Boston College. ... (more)
Pew Research: The Millennials | Confident. Connected. Open to Change.
From Derek E. Baird :: Barking RobotFebruary 24, 2010 at 2:14 pm
This is part of a Pew Research Center series of reports exploring the behaviors, values and opinions of the teens and twenty-somethings that make up the Millennial Generation. ... (more)
Noteworthy News – February 22, 2010
FromFebruary 21, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Politics:
Ron Paul for President, says Conservative Political Action Conference poll – NY Daily News
Majority says stimulus program has been negative for economy –
Weekly Wrap: Democrats & Millennials, Disney’s “Alice” Goth Party, Vancouver 2010 Social Media Experiment, John Lennon Education Bus, Google Buzz Lawsuit & More!
From Derek E. Baird :: Barking RobotFebruary 19, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Democrats' Edge Among Millennials Slipping: While the Republican Party picked up support from Millennials during
2009, this age group continues to favor the Democratic Party ... (more)
What is the Middle Class Task Force and Who is on it?
FromFebruary 19, 2010 at 2:03 am
I never knew until today that the Obama Administration, in his/their infinite wisdom, created The Middle Class Task Force. According to the White House the Middle Class Task
... (more)Has the Greece Turmoil Subsided?
From SurlyTraderFebruary 17, 2010 at 10:56 pm
It seems that the equity markets are shrugging off a rather tumultuous few weeks. The consensus is that the Greece situation is under control and the crisis mode has been put ... (more)
Visualizing One Trillion Dollars and U.S. National Debt
FromFebruary 17, 2010 at 10:40 pm
One of the most jaw dropping, and completely depressing, animations of U.S. National Debt I’ve ever seen.
Perhaps I’m overly melancholy after seeing that it would
... (more)Poll Shows Americans of Both Parties Oppose Supreme Court Ruling
From BrainwareFebruary 17, 2010 at 9:41 am
In a just-released poll, Americans of both parties overwhelmingly oppose a Supreme Court ruling allowing corporations and unions unlimited spending on political campaigns. ... (more)
The Separation of Church and State
From NoodleFoodFebruary 16, 2010 at 5:00 pm
I want to strongly recommend this recently-released lecture by Onkar Ghate on "The Separation of Church and State," given at OCON in 2009. It was particularly stellar. The Separation ... (more)
When The Going Gets Tough
From Wonderland or NotFebruary 16, 2010 at 1:57 am
Realizing that “we the people” are just a cog in what is really a fight for the wheel (a fight he doesn’t have the energy for), “Evan Bayh, in remarks published by The ... (more)
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