"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
The Space Shuttle Atlantis rumbled safely off in to space this afternoon and some other interesting interesting stuff is now out there, as well: Amelia Earhart’s Scarf to Fly Again A scarf belonging to famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart will circle…
“I looked as hard as I could at how states could declare bankruptcy,” said Michael Genest, director of the California Department of Finance who is stepping down at the end of the year. “I literally looked at the federal constitution…
In a report (pdf) titled “Factors Affecting Efforts to Limit Payments to AIG Counterparties”, Neil Barofsky, special inspector for TARP, wrote that the “negotiating strategy to pursue concessions from [AIG] counterparties offered little opportunity for success, even in the light…
What the governments of the world are negotiating is simply the continuation of the industrial machine in the face of global environmental change, but almost no public opposition. Oh, there’s lots of blather about how We Need To Do Something……
From Dec. 11 to Dec. 21, the days get shorter but sunset is later. Thus, the shortest day does not coincide with the earliest sunset. No one believes this when first told (I didn’t either.) Here’s the chart for Los…