Too true
Via Adam Curry.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Day April 17, 2008
Why commodity prices are so high
People who hold billions in derivative bets on higher wheat and soybean prices are also buying the companies that stock grains. They are taking wheat off the physical market to manipulate the price upwards and to profit on their bets…
Twitter wisdom on the debate
From Leo Laporte Sure – we’re drowning in Iraq, mired in recession, #28 in infant mortality, but flag pins are the story. No wonder we elect morons.
ABC Democratic Debate
WaPo: Debate hosts Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos “turned in shoddy, despicable performances.” Clinton needed a knockout to get back in the race, but came nowhere close as this shoddy excuse for a debate instead showed the inane and vapid…
On a possible recession and the Black Death
Watched a documentary recently about the Black Death. The known world had death rates of 25-50%. Think about that. No family was spared. Things got completely psychotic for a while, what with flagellants whipping themselves publicly (when they weren’t partying…