Category: Culture
The New Yorker – WikiLeaks and the war in Afghanistan
The WikiLeaks documents may not be new information but re-iterates what has been known for years.
NYTimes.com – Defining Prosperity Down
Krugman once again with arguing forcefully and eloquently for some rational decision making on the part of economic policy.
The New Yorker – Filibusters and arcane obstructions in the Senate
The New Yorker with a long and detailed essay on how the Senate became a broken organization.
The New Yorker – The real numbers on illegal immigration
The New Yorker does some fact checking of politicians harping on illegal immigration.
FiveThirtyEight – Politics Done Right: Cap-and-Trade is Dead; Long Live Cap-and-Trade
Nate Silver once again wins points for not just being a great statistician but an astute political observer.
BBC News – US border violence: Myth or reality?
BBC News gets into the act on discussing the myth behind the Texas/Mexico border being super violent.
Friendly Atheist – An Iowa College’s Response to Blasphemy Day
Freedom of speech is important for people to feel free to critique any idea even one as personal as religion.
APOD – The Crown of the Sun
An image of the corona of the Sun during a recent total solar eclipse.
Boing Boing – Brazil’s copyright law forbids using DRM to block fair use
Brazil has decent copyright laws that balance both copyright holders and normal individuals.