A few days ago I was watching The News Hour (a near-nightly ritual) and they were discussing the summit the president had in Mexico. After the segment they had several experts on to discuss the summit and provide analysis… all of them were experts on the U.S. relationship with Mexico. Now I can understand why […]
Lately I have been musing about the long-term consequences of the collapse of easy credit. In particular I have been thinking about a looming problem possibly on par with the foreclosure crisis that hasn’t (as far as I can tell) been getting much attention… the effects this will have on retail space.
Over the last 20-odd […]
Sciencedebate is a non-partisan campaign to make science an issue in the 2008 debate. I signed the petition and have even sent them a check. Do I think this will actually happen? Not really. Our elections tend to be focused on emotions and image, not rational discourse. Our Founding Fathers, being men of the enlightenment, […]
I think this quote is fitting, in light of this political season.
You can always count on Americans to do the right thing- after they have tried everything else.
–Winston Churchill
I joined the EFF recently.
I am not sure exactly what prompted me to do so… either their efforts to take the MAFIAA cartels to task, or their efforts to take the telecoms to task for assisting in illegal spying. This is the first time I have ever given money to a political group (really).
Well… the […]
I have been watching the corruption scandals in Alaska unfold with a mixture of bemusement and disgust.
The locus for all of this is “Uncle” Ted Stevens.
Now let me state that I have been ragging on Ted (what is is about corrupt old bastards named “Ted” in the Senate?) long before it was fashionable. Long before […]