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Replenishing the ol’ coffers, one horrifying event at a time: All they’re missing from the lineup is Matt Foley:
Archive for October, 2009
October 20th, 2009
Category: Democrats in Congress
My cheatin’ heart has eyes for the Speaker of the House.
October 20th, 2009
Category: Economics
Having read the Superfreakonomics climate-change chapter before it was taken down, I’d have thought that, surely, it must be the book’s stupidest chapter. Perhaps not. Dubner and Levitt also take a courageously contrarian view on high-end prostitution. Allie was smart, capable, technically sophisticated, and she also happened to be physically attractive, a curvaceous and friendly [...]
October 20th, 2009
Category: Uncategorized
Steve Teles suggests that the Republicans look back to the traditions of their predecessors, the Whigs, as they seek a way out of the political wilderness. I can see the ideological attractiveness of such a party. What I can’t see is its social basis. Steve suggests that the Republicans ought to stand firmly by [...]
October 20th, 2009
Geoengineering, as pushed by Freakonomics, means world government.
October 19th, 2009
Category: Uncategorized
A sensible policy, but not clear how much it changes things.
October 18th, 2009
Category: Uncategorized
The climate-change bill has split the energy industries into warring factions.
October 18th, 2009
Category: Don't ask, don't tell
So says Barney Frank: “early next year.” And if the brass is all lined up, which it appears to be, the bill is a nightmare for Republicans on the Hill.