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Here today, TGAN tomorrow 23 Aug 2013 | 06:21 am
by dr ngo Not long ago my brother (the opera singer) recommended to me Richard Powers, The Time Of Our Singing as perhaps The Great American Novel. I read the book, which elegantly combines a deep ap...
A Sunday map open thread 18 Aug 2013 | 07:42 pm
by liberal japonicus This Slate article links to a zoomable map of the US that "features 308,745,538 dots, each smaller than a single pixel and each representing one person: Caucasians are blue, blac...
Taxing Income vs. Taxing Wealth 15 Aug 2013 | 09:12 pm
In another edition of "russell asks," he queries why we can't/don't tax wealth rather than income. There are a number of reasons for this, some better than others. Let's assume the federal governm.....
The magic mirror lens of Fukushima 13 Aug 2013 | 07:31 am
by liberal japonicus Russell asked if I could say something about how Fukushima is looking over here. As with most things I post, it probably less about what things look like and more like the way I ...
Your ghostcycle Friday open thread 10 Aug 2013 | 07:32 am
by liberal japonicus A wander through some links turned up this Wikipedia entry. A ghost bike or ghostcycle is a bicycle set up as a roadside memorial in a place where a cyclist has been killed or s...
Rush Holt for NJ Senate 8 Aug 2013 | 10:17 pm
by Doctor Science We have already mailed in our votes for NJ's Special Primary Election this coming Tuesday, as we'll be out of state on vacation next week. I'm going to take a moment out of my frant...
Everything is a Matter of National Security, Apparently 6 Aug 2013 | 12:37 am
by Ugh Reuters reports: A secretive U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit is funneling information from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a massive database of telephone records ...
Your who's the 12th Friday open thread 2 Aug 2013 | 02:49 pm
by liberal japonicus With Dr. Science filling the anime/comic book/(insert appropriate label here) slot in our line-up, I guess it is time for a confession. I really have never gotten into Dr. Who. I...
"Pacific Rim" was marketed as the wrong kind of movie 31 Jul 2013 | 03:37 pm
by Doctor Science Pacific Rim hasn't done as well in the US as had been hoped (for a nearly-$200-million movie), though it's racking up enough bucks internationally that there will be a sequel. I thi...
Eminent Domain done right 30 Jul 2013 | 02:00 pm
by liberal japonicus The New York Times had the following The power of eminent domain has traditionally worked against homeowners, who can be forced to sell their property to make way for a new high...
