Monthly Archives: July 2008
The Political Economy of Water
Ever since getting a job at a firm that primarily consults on water and wastewater finances, I’ve been meaning to post about the economics and politics of water and water pricing. Turns out there’s a terrific blog that does exactly … Continue reading
Profound Question
So why do Northern Californians drop the definite article when referring to freeways, while Southern Californians keep it? Is it because SoCal built more loftily-named freeways back in the day (“The Santa Monica Freeway”, “The San Diego Freeway”)? Or is … Continue reading
Filed under Life
The Berlin Speech
It’s been a couple hours since Obama stepped down from the Victory Column in Berlin’s Tiergarten after speaking for just a shade shy of half-an-hour. Partly because I have an opinion, but mostly because I’m thirsting for more reaction, here … Continue reading
Filed under Politics
Should Bin Laden Get the Death Penalty?
Via Halperin, I see Obama gave the politically safe answer. Of course, if you are manifestly against the death penalty in all cases, like me, then there’s no issue here. Ditto if you both approve of the death penalty and … Continue reading
Die Obama-Rede
Daniel Larison thinks Obama’s idea to deliver a speech at the Brandenburg Gate is “arrogant” because “it is a location usually reserved for addresses by heads of state during official visits on those occasions when it is used at all … Continue reading
Filed under Politics
Are We In A Recession?
Phil Gramm’s comments about America being a “nation of whiners” who are falling for a “mental recession” elicits good points here and here. To springboard off of Marc’s point about the media’s obsession with the “academic” definition of a recession … Continue reading
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