Monthly Archives: May 2008
Obama Supporter Excommunicated?
I’m not familiar with Douglas Kmiec’s work or his temperament, but something doesn’t smell right about his account of being denied communion after endorsing Obama. Kmiec is a prominent conservative (and pro-life) legal scholar whose support for Obama came as … Continue reading
Reductio Ad Hitlerum
Bush’s salvo today against Barack Obama while speaking before the Israeli Knesset, accusing him of being a Nazi appeaser à la Neville Chamberlain, was outrageous on several levels. First, it was dishonorable. Politics should end at the water’s edge. Remarks … Continue reading
Filed under Politics
Livin' on a Prayer
Two very different reactions to two very different elections on Tuesday. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is down in the dumps because they lost their third straight special election on Tuesday, this one in a Mississippi stronghold district whose … Continue reading
Filed under Politics
Religion in Politics
Barack Obama is evidently sending out a mailer in Kentucky heavily emphasizing his Christian beliefs. As you can see, it makes Mike Huckabee’s PR folks seem subtle. In principle, I’m not opposed to religious appeals in political campaigns. Candidates already … Continue reading
On This Day in History…
MAY 15, 1980: I was born. MAY 15, 2008: I felt old for the first time after having to look up what the hell “boo” meant when used as a noun.
Filed under Life
John McCain and Climate Change
I think it’s commendable that John McCain acknowledges the reality of climate change. But his environmental plan is several years behind the times. Here’s why… Both he and Barack Obama propose a “cap-and-trade” scheme to limit greenhouse gases (GHGs). That … Continue reading
Filed under Economics
House Hunting and Public Schools
Eva and I placed a bid on a house in Albany, California today, the next town up from Berkeley. At less than 3 sq. miles in area, Albany can’t possibly be known for much. BART skips the town entirely and … Continue reading
San Francisco: Frontier of Free-Market Economics?
This is a terrific idea that some of my classmates worked on for their masters thesis. Basically, the price of public parking in San Francisco will rise and fall depending on demand. Meters will automatically adjust fares to be more … Continue reading
Filed under Economics
Das Schadenfreudebüro
Speculation that Speed Racer opened to a dismal weekend box office really is magnificent news. In The Matrix, the Wachowski brothers made a fun, visually-stunning film that was also a fine piece of sci-fi, and in many ways generation-defining. But … Continue reading
Filed under Movies
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