Andrew Sullivan on Obama’s CIA torture decision
But my view is also that the president has acted wisely in this. As president in wartime, he knows how wounding it would be to engage in this kind of activity right now. But he has also ensured that a…
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.
Month April 2009
The Green Power Express. Bringing wind power to the cities
A 3,000 mile wind power transmission route has finally been approved and will bring wind power from the upper Midwest to the Midwest and Eastern seaboard. This is precisely what we need to make renewable energy available to all.
U.S. stymied as guns flow to Mexican cartels
Guns seized in Mexico from Gulf cartel. Photo from slide show NYT In Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, dealers can sell an unlimited number of rifles to anyone with a driver’s license and a clean criminal record without reporting the…
First mass produced electric vehicle flops
The Chinese BYD F3DM, the first mass produced electric vehicle, has only had 80 sales. Apparently, it’s too expensive and the range of 60 miles before needing a recharge is too limited. This is always been the problem with EVs.…
General Growth files for bankruptcy
Business schools will be studying the collapse of General Growth for years to come, trying to learn the lessons from how an enormous, and prosperous real estate developer managed to destroy itself through over-leveraged greed.