War. What is it good for? When Edwin Starr sang those words nearly forty years ago, he was referring to a real war – the war in Vietnam. But I think the same question could be asked about the many “unreal” wars, too – as when “war” is used as an analogy for really difficult […]
You often hear conservatives hearken back to Ronald Reagan as the ultimate vessel for all things represented by today’s conservatism. In case you missed it, there was a great discussion over at TPMCafe last month regarding Will Bunch’s new book on Reagan called “Tear Down This Myth.” The upshot is this: Ronald Reagan talked to […]
I admit that I am a big fan of “The Lord of the Rings” books. I enjoyed the movies, too. While doing a Google search on another item, I ran across this music video: They’re taking the hobbits to Isengard Very funny.
A couple of good articles form Daniel Gross over at Slate on the real war on the rich: War on the Rich: The bogus GOP claim that Obama is trying to bleed wealthy Americans Park Avenue Marauding Through Soho: There is a war against the rich, but it’s being waged by other rich people
The Peoria Journal Star has two articles today with measures of Peoria’s economy. They both appeared in the print edition, but I couldn’t find them online. In the first, Manpower Inc. has released the result of a survey that shows area employers plan to keep roughly the same number of workers between April and June. […]
The national unemployment report was bleak. We now have an official unemployment rate of 8.1%. But it’s also important to look at the Labor Department’s broader measure of unemployment, especially in today’s economy. It includes people who are unemployed and still looking for a job, people who are unemployed but have given up looking, and […]
I’ve highlighted the work of the Commonweal Institute before, and here are two more reports that make good reading: What Do “Progressives” Believe? (PDF) and Modern Progressive Values: Realizing America’s Potential (PDF)
Or at least a sizable chunk of it, if this asteroid had connected with the earth. Thinking back to my post on risk, I don’t know why we spend so few resources, comparatively speaking, on massively destructive – but admittedly low probability- events like an asteroid strike. It strikes me that there should be some […]
I’m opposed to farm subsidies in general, but beyond that, I don’t claim a special expertise on agricultural policy. I simply haven’t ever had the time to look into it. But this seems like a good idea. Merely as a consumer having more locally grown, fresher produce seems to make sense. Also, listen to this […]
How much more of a blog title do I need? Obviously a lot is being said about Limbaugh right now, seeing as he appears to be the ultimate power broker in the Republican Party. But I found this entertaining from conservative David Frum (via Ezra Klein): Here’s the duel that Obama and Limbaugh are jointly […]
Bill Poorman 