Archive | June 2, 2008

Price increases do not equal tax increases

by on June 2, 2008 in Economy, Energy, Environment & Nature

Robert J. Samuelson of the Washington Post has a problem with the idea of a cap-and-trade system for reducing carbon emissions: since it increases the cost of energy, it’s a tax, not a “trade,” and so should be called a “cap-and-tax” system instead. I have a problem with his characterization, but not because he’s wrong […]

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Decision 2008: let's yank the hood off racist America

by on June 2, 2008 in American Culture, Freedom & Privacy, Politics, Law & Government, Race & Gender

First, watch this:

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Nota Bene #25

by on June 2, 2008 in American Culture, Economy, Features, Music & Popular Culture, Nota Bene, Politics, Law & Government, Sports, War & Security, World

Got hot links if you want ‘em. In a New York Times article on Memorial Day, “The Wars We Choose to Ignore,” David Carr writes: “Even as we celebrate generations of American soldiers past, the women and men who are making that sacrifice today in Iraq and Afghanistan receive less attention every day. . . […]

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