Monthly Archives: April 2011

The New Yorker’s coverage of West Asia was quite bad leading up to the Iraq war, so it’s a good thing, though culturally an easier thing, that he does some plain speaking here. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640 Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world … Continue reading →

350 ppm From Dr Saini’s Cardioblog, which is here. McKibben is building a mass movement quite well. Some of my elderly friends have told me they don’t want to live long enough to see the outcome, but those of us … Continue reading →

I am not certain this means what I think it means. But it is very sobering and requires attention….. Busby – Fukuparticles2http://www.scribd.com/embeds/53738142/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-2ofgz0ucf961puhej5l(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; … Continue reading →

From the Associated Press: China, one of Cuba’s biggest backers, praised the island’s ruling Communist Party on Tuesday for approving sweeping economic and social reforms. [SNIP] Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said those decisions were sure to have a … Continue reading →

But everyone is still learning, with interesting results.

I end on the fundamental problems with Geithner’s immunity doctrine and Yglesias’ support for it. The policy represents the intersection of the curves of injustice and stupidity at their respective maxima. Those curves have intersected to produce Secretary Geithner’s policy … Continue reading →

This letter to the CEO of JP Morgan Chase has a nice combination of specific details about debit cards (I learned something) and a firm tone which is sorely lacking in a certain house on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Christy is the wife of John Mack, the chairman of Morgan Stanley. Susan is the widow of Peter Karches, a close friend of the Macks who served as president of Morgan Stanley’s investment-banking division. Neither woman appears to have any … Continue reading →

Hard to believe, but Al Ahram is reporting that he’s sticking it to Netanyahu: In this article, citing Israeli reports in Yediot Ahronot. A brief perusal of Ynet News doesn’t show the story, but it may be in Hebrew. US … Continue reading →

My excitement remains, as the implications are nothing short of miraculous: nuclear energy without hazardous radiation. For the sake of life on earth, threatened by our stupid species, I am praying that it is real..50 gms of nickel and 0.11 … Continue reading →