Here’s Krauthammer on the stimulus: “[Obama] did a huge Keynesian gamble, and it failed.” But super-Keynesians such as Krugman say it failed because it wasn’t nearly super enough. It should have been bigger. And Obama says if he hadn’t done … Continue reading →
A reader alerts me to this essay about one of the early neoconservatives, Irving Kristol. I especially liked this part: For those of us who had lived through the tumults and frustrations of the seventies, a heyday of ineffective governance … Continue reading →
I was alerted to the fact that it’s the mathematician Fermat’s birthday by today’s graphic at Google: Which reminded me to recommend to you the truly marvelous documentary “Fermat’s Last Theorem.” It’s posted on YouTube in five parts. Here’s the … Continue reading →
If Darth Vader traveled by bus, this is undoubtedly the one he’d choose: But it would seem an odd choice for President Obama (I’m hardly the only one who’s used the Vader comparison). The bus has also been likened to … Continue reading →
Ed Schultz of MSNBC knows that the Big Bold Lie sometimes works, even in this day of internet checking. But sometimes, alas, it doesn’t, and then in certain high profile cases you have to issue a correction. Not an apology, … Continue reading →
Is any of this surprising? It shouldn’t be: Among the other details now surfacing about the Utoya spree was the confirmation from police that Breivik, 32, called police several times over the course of the massacre to surrender. According to … Continue reading →
The left must be very, very afraid of Rick Perry, because the attacks on him have come with almost unprecedented speed. There’s something about Perry that seems to make people think he may be the only really credible threat Obama … Continue reading →
…at the edge of the cliff, ready to dive in? I respect Ryan, and I happen to think he’d make a good president. But I’m not at all sure he’s really going to take the leap. And is he too … Continue reading →
The first sentence of this AP article made me laugh: President Barack Obama launched a rare direct attack Monday on the GOP presidential field, criticizing Republican hopefuls for their blanket opposition to any compromise involving new taxes.
Continue reading →Nowadays nearly every large rest stop and every restaurant, every airport and every theater, features automated bathrooms. It’s all very magical—or at least it seems so, at first. The toilet is timed to flush right after you finish what you’re … Continue reading →
Right off, I noticed a few things about Warren Buffett’s plea in the NY Times asking the federal government to stop coddling him and his fellow rich people and to please, please, PLEASE raise their taxes on income, capital gains, … Continue reading →
You may not agree with their opinion, but nearly two-thirds of Americans polled would like to raise taxes on higher-income Americans and on businesses. And a strong majority would also like to cut domestic spending—just not Medicare or Social Security. … Continue reading →