Higher Taxes!

By Sep 18,2008

Higher Taxes!

It’s the patriotic thing to do. Seriously, Senator Biden? Granted, it’s sort of a throwback to JFK’s “ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you...

By Sep 17,2008

Helicopter Ben

FT‘s Alphaville headline: “The Fed’s Run Out of Money“. Relevant quote from the Treasury press release: The Treasury Department announced today the initiation of a temporary Supplementary Financing Program at...

By Sep 17,2008

Journalism as predation

There’s an interesting story up over at Slate; it’s a reprint of a discussion about the photographer Jill Greenberg and the nature of photography in general. After discussing the illegality...

By Sep 17,2008

And speaking of feminism…

Here’s some free advice to any males out there: if the subject of Sarah Palin comes up, and there’s a female in the vicinity, do try to look suitably outraged....

By Sep 17,2008

Imagination

Over in (non-Soviet) Russia, trading was suspended yesterday after markets tumbled 17%. Some Russian reportedly said: “It is a situation of total mistrust. The liquidity crisis is being caused by...