Nice guy?

I’ve been in Washington for an inauguration, so I know there is a ton of pomp and circumstance that comes with the day.  It’s very busy, there are tons of people to thank, there are tons of people who are well wishers, lots of moving and shuffling, it makes for a very busy day.  The [...]

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The Real Cause of Global Warming? The Sun.

The Army Research Office, bless their hearts, has released a study that blames global warming on the sun.  Neat.  (My tax dollars paid for this?) In case you wondered, the Sun is the object that warms and cools the Earth, so I guess it is ultimately responsible for warming.
Way more commentary on Wired’s National Security [...]

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Let slip the dogs of kvetch

Will Wilkinson of the Cato Institute had a wonderfully fun commentary on our current non-recession today on Marketplace Morning Report. It’s short and entirely worth a read or listen.
“With a real recession, we could blame somebody…”

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Feed people, now.

“Eating millet porridge every day is the equivalent of living off bread and water. With luck, toddlers here might have milk once or twice a week. Young children are so susceptible to malnutrition because what they eat lacks essential vitamins and minerals to help them grow, remain strong and fight off infections.”
- Dr. Susan Shepherd, [...]

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Handicapped people can crawl…

US currency is lousy if you are visually impaired.  Miserable if you are all the way blind.  Other countries have managed to make currency that is vaguely blind-friendly, but the US Treasury has fought doing the same for six years (even though they redesigned the currency during that time!).  The US Court of Appeals has [...]

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