Mitch Daniels: Social Issues Truce Is Necessary To Keep The GOP United
Mitch Daniels says that the GOP needs to get beyond its obsession with social issues if it’s going to survive. He’s right.
Another Reason Never To Trust Edited Video From James O’Keefe
Glenn Beck’s own website discovers some interesting, and ethically disturbing, editing in the latest round of video’s from “ACORN Pimp”James O’Keefe.
Adolf Hitler Not a War Hero?
A new biography of Adolf Hitler analyzes new documents about his World War I service and “concludes that he was not the hero he was later made out to be and that his radicalization shouldn’t necessarily be attributed to his wartime experiences.”
Daylight Saving Time History
Overnight, we celebrate the biannual ritual of resetting all our clocks so as to save daylight. Oddly, the amount of daylight continues to heed its own rhythms.
Japanese Nuclear Disaster
A March 12 explosion at the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Japan, appears to have caused a reactor meltdown.
Facebook Underage Users
Facebook limits accounts to those who say that they are at least 13 years old. Shockingly, some kids lie to get on the popular social network.
NFL Players Invoke Nuclear Option
No matter how the owners and players resolve their squabble, the fans are likely to get screwed.
Obama: Oil Companies To Blame For Lack Of Drilling. No, Really
It’s understandable that the President feels defensive about gas prices, but that’s no excuse for trying to sell the public a bill of goods.
Michele Bachmann “Leaning Toward” Presidential Run
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is beginning to more like a real candidate for President. She won’t win, but she will be entertaining.
Welcome to Wisconsin (A Division of Koch Industries)
A Welcome to Wisconsin sign with another sign saying “A Division of Koch Industries” is going around Twitter.
Count Chocula and Franken Berry
An offhand comment in my post “Obama Killed Cap’n Crunch” sparked inquiries about the fate of the General Mills line of cereals featuring monster characters.
Job Interviews a Waste of Time?
Job interviews, resumes, and all the rest are imperfect ways of matching candidates with employment openings.
Thinking About the Politics of Wisconsin and Public Sector Unions
Recent events in Wiscosin seem to undercut the hypothesis that public sector unions have undue political influence.
Kerry Supports Libyan No-Fly Zone
John Kerry’s Washington Post op-ed supports U. S. leadership in establishing a no-fly zone in Libya.
Evacuations Ordered in Hawaii
The first wave of the tsunami caused by the Japanese earthquake is expected to strike Hawaii at 8:00am EST.
Japan Hit By Earthquake, Tsunami
Japan was rocked by a massive earthquake, which in turned spawned a tsunami.
NPR’s Leadership Problem
NPR is a collection of local stations, not a single station. And it’s run that way.
The Moon is Gay
The peculiar habit of some Indo-Europeans of assigning gender to nouns is frustrating and amusing.
Nixon Center Becomes Center for the National Interest
The Nixon Center has gone from one of the most controversially named think tanks in Washington to yet another blandly named one: Center for the National Interest.
Peak Coffee?
We’ve been hearing about peak oil for years. But now some experts are warning of an even more serious crisis: Peak coffee.
Will Malthus Have the Last Laugh?
We’re heading towards a future of higher food prices and more hunger.
Dalai Lama Stepping Down
The Dalai Lama will give up his political role in the Tibetan government-in-exile and shift that power to an elected representative.
Wisconsin Passes Anti-Collective Bargaining Bill
Wisconsin Republicans stripped state employees of collective bargaining rights without the Democratic senators who fled the state to prevent a quorum.
