Oct 07,2008
Words of consolation
Be assured, my young friend, that there is a great deal of ruin in a nation. – Adam Smith
Oct 07,2008
But… They're Movie Stars!
Although written a few weeks ago, this USA Today article just came to my attention in a National Governors Association newsletter. Hooray for movie locations outside Hollywood According to the...
Oct 06,2008
Defining words for our times
Our generation is probably the worst since the Protestant Reformation. It’s barbaric. But a barbarism even worse than the old-fashioned, straight-forward kind. Now barbarism is cloaked with all sorts of...
Oct 06,2008
Hail Mary McCain
In many ways, the McCain campaign has been on the ropes since last summer. He’s thrown a number of Hail Mary passes since then (backing the surge, Sarah Palin, “suspending”...
Oct 06,2008
Things you can't say
Robert McDonald of the Kellogg School at Northwestern (full disclosure: I once worked there) has an interesting take on the bailout: The problem with commenting on the financial rescue plan...
Oct 06,2008
Myanmar's lost year
Chinese colonialism in Burma? Daniel Pepper on the anniversary of the revolt: Democracy advocates in exile hold out hope that China, which is Myanmar’s largest trading partner and its ally...