Month February 2009

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Stevie Wonder honored at White House “I think it’s fair to say that had I not been a Stevie Wonder fan, Michelle might not have dated me. We might not have married. The fact that we agreed on Stevie was…

Stanford CIO arrested

WSJ home page headline (no link yet) Stanford chief investment officer Laura Pendergest-Holt has been arrested and charged with obstruction in SEC investigation. She’s been thought to be the one most likely to sing. This might well be meant to…

The Panic of 2008: How bad is it?

After reciting a litany of horrifying statistics, Newgeography ends with a surprising conclusion. The reality is that the country achieved astounding economic and social progress since World War II. The reality remains that even after the losses we are not,…