Leon Wieseltier of The New Republic is happy about recent political developments. Very happy. After decades of wandering in the Republican desert (and he includes the Clinton years as a craven accommodation to Republicans), the good guys (liberals) are finally … Continue reading →
…and end the moral hazard (hat tip: Drudge).
Continue reading →Economic bubbles are a repetitive historical reality, as are their precipitous bursting and the resultant downturns. Here’s a history of some of the major ones that have occurred; there are others. But there’s something about the current situation that is … Continue reading →
I wrote the following back in January, 2008. I think it bears repeating. * * * * * Many liberals I know are enthralled with Obama. As far as I could tell, this was based primarily on the feeling he … Continue reading →
The current economic crisis exhibits characteristics that illustrate the tragedy of the commons: “The Tragedy of the Commons” is an influential article written by Garrett Hardin and first published in the journal Science in 1968. The article describes a dilemma … Continue reading →
Evidence comes that the polar oceans, once thought to be relatively barren, are teeming with an “astonishing richness of marine life.” Many thousands of species found to be living in the water at each pole include many that have never … Continue reading →
Miep Gies, who was responsible for helping the Frank family hide in Amsterdam during World War II, turned one hundred years old on Sunday. It couldn’t happen to a nicer person. To know the mettle of this woman, you must … Continue reading →
As of this very moment, the Dow is down once more. This time it’s in the 7500s. It seems that nothing about the stimulus bill is reassuring to those who are trading right now. Why does this not surprise me? … Continue reading →
Yesterday the people of Venezuela voted to abolish term limits in their country, paving the way for Hugo Chavez to become president for life. Although we will never know the true extent of voter intimidation and/or outright fraud by Chavez … Continue reading →
A brief look at the lives of some of the fifty dead in last Friday’s plane crash. Some say that we shall never know and that to the gods we are like the flies that the boys kill on a … Continue reading →
Here’s a ringing speech President Obama made back when he was still just candidate Obama (hat tip: American Digest): Promises, shmomises. Although come to think of it, the stimulus bill will have been posted for about five days before Obama … Continue reading →
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