If you were going to ask congress for a lot of money to rescue the financial industry what number would you ask for? $700 billion? Yeah, me too. But why? In fact, some of the most basic details, including the … Continue reading →

Interesting study, if you have teenage children: Among sexually active teens, actual condom use bears no relationship to intention to use a condom or belief that using condoms is a good idea. The only factors in their study that correlate … Continue reading →

I started reading The Economist as few years ago so I could find out what the other side had to say. One year I got a free subscription when I donated to KQED and since then, cheapskate that I am … Continue reading →

Does someone need to call “Godwin” on George WIll? The political left always aims to expand the permeation of economic life by politics. Today, the efficient means to that end is government control of capital. So, is not McCain’s party … Continue reading →

According to JR Dunn, there is a rift amond the pubbies The selection of Sarah Palin as Republican vice-presidential candidate has revealed a serious chasm in conservatism, a chasm separating conservative elites – opinion leaders, pundits, spokesmen — from the … Continue reading →

Interesting idea from Iglesias Most notable, to me, is that the economists rate “wars and homeland security” as one of Obama’s strongest issues, whereas the conventional wisdom and the bulk of the public sees this as McCain’s strong suit. It’s … Continue reading →

The New Republic has an article by Bruce Bartlett on The rise of the Obamacons The New Yorker is hardly the optimal vehicle for reaching the conservative intelligentsia. But, last year, Barack Obama cooperated with a profile for that magazine … Continue reading →