Monthly Archives: August 2008
The Obama Speech
“Partisan” in the non-loaded, good sense of the word; that is, he was provocative and aggressive and making an argument. It was not at all a timeless text (though depending on the polls in the next few weeks his handling … Continue reading
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Transitions
Hummers for SMARTs. Brilliant. Though if folks paid the real cost of their gas guzzlers at the pump, I’d be agnostic about Hummers.
Parallel Universe Blogging
With the revelation that John Edwards had an affair back in 2006 and that Josh Green at The Atlantic has obtained hundreds of Clinton campaign internal emails and memos (never mind the Atlantic‘s under-reported bombshell about Bill and Gina Gershon … Continue reading
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Dum dum dum dum dum
Megan McArdle delves into why Obama’s proposed windfall profits tax on oil companies is, well, dumb. The gist of her argument is that, at best, such a tax might on paper imitate the effects of a Pigouvian tax on carbon. … Continue reading
If these trends continue… ayyyyyyy!!!!
All U.S. adults could be overweight in 40 years. The Simpsons aside, this study reminds me of a high school group English assignment where we had to craft a piece of satire à la “A Modest Proposal”. I don’t remember … Continue reading
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Give Us Hell, Quimby!
At first glance, voters seem stupid and confused for simultaneously rapping McCain on his negative advertising and rapping Obama for hearing too much about him, an overexposure due, in many respects, to McCain’s negative advertising. But it’s not a contradiction … Continue reading
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Mmmm… NIMBY goodness…
I call “not it” on installing a portable nuclear reactor under my house.
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