Alan Simpson, co-chair of a commission set up to “fix” Social Security, doesn’t understand some very basic and key facts about retiree ages, and refuses to believe that the Social Security Administration got them right. Color me unsurprised. As someone who lived in Wyoming while he was Senator, I observed firsthand that Simpson’s not that …
A Confluence of Market Forces
Google has released their new music sharing system, and it’s interesting to see how the “free market” in music and Internet services has shaped this new system. First, you can only upload your own music. Unlike Amazon’s similar system, you can’t buy anything on Google Music. That’s because the record labels don’t really want any …
Newtonian Calculus
A word of warning to those with weak stomachs: you might want to hold off on reading this morning’s Times profile of Newt Gingrich and his third wife Callista until after your breakfast has settled. I’m guessing it was meant to be a puff-piece beat sweetener, but the yuck factor of the young plastic trophy …
The Search Continues
I’m really trying to find a conservative blog that doesn’t let ideology trump facts, but it’s tough out there. Today’s example comes from OTB’s Doug Mataconis: Additionally, as Mitch Berg notes, one wonders if this is really necessary: Of course, except for the tiny fragment of America living in the congested mid-Atlantic strip, Amtrak is …
Obotic Open Thread
Here’s the whole Obama interview on 60 Minutes. Obama worship/deification/canonization can continue in this open thread.
Elections, How Do They Work?
Speaking of speculation, as DougJ notes, Mitch Daniels is in the middle of a pundit market run-up as our elite overseers try to filter out the Republican candidates that the little people shouldn’t waste time on. He’s one of four acceptable, serious candidates: DAVID BROOKS: Yes. That’s actually a very good test, because of the …
Cornering the Market in Frozen Concentrated OJ
According to the Times, the recent crash in the commodities market was caused in part by exchanges increasing their margin requirements: Worried about the speculative run-up and the increased volatility of the silver market, the officials concluded that it was time to raise the amount of money that buyers and sellers had to put down …
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