You may have seen this study that came out a week or so ago showing that American adults consume almost as many "empty calories" through alcohol as through soda. In a world of "facts," this study might be "correct." Yet, this is outrageous on two...
Month: November 2012
I found this Douglas Blackmon piece at the Post interesting for a couple of reasons. Exploring changing demographics in the South, he notes that Republicans have far from safe majorities.
This might be the key paragraph in this useful Times description of the increasing gridlock in the Senate: Critics of the idea, who exist in both parties, say such a.
Grudging congratulations to the Argonauts for winning North America's most important football championship. I am, however, disappointed that we didn't get a Gordon Lightfoot/Carly Rae Jespen duet at halftime...
SEK is inside his apartment being forced (by proximity) to listen to children playing basketball on the court adjacent to his porch. CHILD #1: Pass the ball! CHILD #2: I'M.
Today in highly principled federalist arguments: Derrick Belcher, a libertarian in Alabama, is so furious that the government shut down his topless car wash business that he’s organized a petition.
The "China has an aircraft carrier with no aircraft" talking point is now obsolete: Some analysis here. Impressive work.
Moving away from reflexively opposing any possible tax increase is still a long way from being to vote for decent tax policies, but it's still an interesting development. I still.
When employers complain about a lack of skilled workers, what they tend to really mean is "a lack of skilled workers willing to work for subsistence wages." ...related.
I'm going to assume anyone who actually shops today is someone I don't want to know. But in any case, you should be following the Black Friday Wal-Mart strikes, the largest organized labor action in the history of the company. Josh Eidelson's blog at The...
Lynn Parramore's piece exposing Abraham Lincoln's history as a railroad lawyer has some demythologizing value, but it would be a lot more useful if it placed Lincoln's railroad history within.
Happy post-Thanksgiving, all. With luck, we won't have to deal with another holiday situation until Memorial Day or thereabouts. On Monday, I spoke with Bryan McGrath (my co-blogger at Information.