We’ve all become familiar with the word “stimulus” lately. Its exact meaning is: An agent, action, or condition that elicits or accelerates a physiological or psychological [or, one hopes, financial — Ed.] […]
Nota Bene #62
Hot links from recent days: Richard Wright gets his own stamp … Matt Taibbi rips America’s peasant mentality … How do you spell “greedy bastards?” X-C-E-L … Up next: Michael Vick, the […]
Note Bene #61
Hot links from recent days: My favorite loony elected official warns of “politically correct re-education camps” for youths … Robots are replacing humans as the great explorers, observes Jeremy Hsu … Woe […]
Political donations down; special-interest lobbying up: Why's that?
At the moment, it’s a bad time to be a political fundraiser. The deep pockets of corporate and other donors normally counted on to keep the election money machine well-oiled have suddenly […]
Nota Bene #60
Hot links from recent days: Who doesn’t love spy stuff? … A.C. Grayling reviews Why Evolution Is True … One man’s eyesore-hider is another man’s deforestation-staller … Pols finding out crime doesn’t […]
The Weekly Carboholic: Project releases principles of climate science literacy
Project releases principles of climate science literacy Synchronized chaos and natural climate variability Stop drilling, baby! STOP! First federal loan guarantee for solar energy issued Ask yourself the following question: “What do […]
Nota Bene #57
Hot links from recent days: Want Bruce Lee-like strength without hitting a gym? … Obama to shield science from politics, writes Rob Stein … The Holodeck is real … The GOP has […]
Woodruff parrots GOP talking points to WH budget director
In a primer on how to conduct an interview relying almost solely on Republican talking points, PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff discussed the new budget plan with White House Budget Director Peter Orszag on Wednesday night.
How to deal with an Economic 9/11
by Djerrid Let’s go back to one month after 9/11. The country just suffered its worse terrorist attack in the nation’s history and was going through another. Weaponized anthrax was being sent […]
Strib files for bankruptcy under equity firm owner
A business ought to make a profit if it’s properly capitalized and wisely run. If it is neither, it fails. Today, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11, joining the […]
