There’s more numbers available for campaign spending in the Wisconsin recall, but before I get to that, I wanted to return to the spin aspect and show you this from way back in 2011: What if the public polls predicting a sizable labor win in the Ohio battle over collective bargaining are just flat-out wrong? …
Archives for May 2012
Fade Away and Radiate
If you wonder whether Fukushima has left the Japanese worried about nuclear energy, this beaming young woman is holding the first smartphone with a built-in radiation detector, just announced by Japanese carrier SoftBank. The next big fear for Fukushima is that the spent fuel storage ponds will run dry because their jury-rigged cooling systems will …
Hooocoodanode
Timothy Lee, a former Cato scholar, catches a clue: In 2008, I wrote a paper for the Cato Institute questioning the need for network neutrality regulations; I argued that the Internet’s decentralized architecture made it inherently resistant to mischief by broadband incumbents. While I’m still skeptical about the wisdom of network neutrality regulations, I’ve become …
Tuesday Morning Open Thread
__ Professor Krugman (shrilly) calls out the Big Fiscal Phonies: Quick quiz: What’s a good five-letter description of Chris Christie, the Republican governor of New Jersey, that ends in “y”? The obvious choice is, of course, “bully.” But as a recent debate over the state’s budget reveals, “phony” is an equally valid answer. And as …
About What He Said
Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley’d and thunder’d; Storm’d at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of hell Rode the six hundred. – The Charge of the Light Brigade, Lord Tennyson Inside me I’m …
Another Open Thread
Party was a hit. Stuffed peppers and chicken were rock solid, Chatman brought some swiss chard in a marinara and some spectacular egg salad dip (made from his little hen’s eggs), Walt brought some great potatoes, Jess brought some deep fried asparagus (which I had never had but loved), there were some spinach and also …
The Ever-More-Overloaded Ark(s)
From the NYTimes, “The Animal Lifeboat: To Save Some Species, Zoos Must Let Others Die“: … As the number of species at risk of extinction soars, zoos are increasingly being called upon to rescue and sustain animals, and not just for marquee breeds like pandas and rhinos but also for all manner of mammals, frogs, …