After the SC primary, I noted that it would be instructive to know how Edwards voters would break between Obama and Hillary, if Edwards was out of the race. I had no way of knowing then that Edwards would drop out so soon. Even though I realize that this is a totally unscientific internet poll [...]
Archive for January, 2008
The Edwards Factor, Part II
Posted in black box voting, ethics, free speech, internet, politics, tagged Dailykos, Edwards, Hillary, Obama, Primary on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ben Stein’s Money Is No Good Here
Posted in criminal law, dissent, economics, education, ethics, hypocrisy, internet, securities on January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today, The Big Picture points out that Stein has been abusing his column at the New York Times, to the detriment of his reader’s sanity and financial well-being.
If Stein actually believed this gross oversimplification, I would dismiss him as just another clueless bobblehead. However, I believe he is marginally more intelligent than that. That makes [...]
Your Republican Party, Supporting Global Terrorism Since 2001
Posted in criminal law, education, free speech, internet, politics, privacy, tagged FISA, Senate, Wiretaps on January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Via Glenn Greenwald:
… Republicans just basically assured that the PAA — which they spent the last seven months shrilly insisting was crucial if we are going to be Saved from The Terrorists — will expire on Friday without any new bill in place. Since the House is going out of session after tomorrow, there is [...]
The Edwards Factor
Posted in dissent, economics, education, ethics, free speech, internet, media, politics, prejudice, tagged Gender, misogyny, Oprah, Race, SC Democratic Primary, statistics on January 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When the percentages are this high, it’s easy to start jumping to conclusions. From Pew research at the end of last week:
Topping the list of those rated as positive influences by African Americans in a Pew survey is TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who wins the approval of nearly nine-in-ten (87%) black respondents
Remember, Oprah [...]
When Xenu Sees This, He’s Going To Be Pissed
Posted in copyright, education, ethics, fair use, free speech, hypocrisy, internet, media, politics, private press, property, technology, tv, tagged cults, fishman affidavit, OTIII, religion, scientology, Xenu on January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The kids at Digg have noticed that someone posted a huge collection of Scientology documents on the web. And from digg, someone posted a torrent of the file to PirateBay. As I suggested last week, this is the obvious and natural consequence of drawing attention to that silly Tom Cruise video- people will yank the [...]
Should We Be Happy, Or Did The Fed Pour Gas On The Fire?
Posted in dissent, economics, education, ethics, politics, property, tagged Dow, Fed, Ponzi Scheme on January 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you accept that the role of the Fed is to prop up US stock markets and prevent hedge fund managers from reaping the whirlwind sowed by their own poor investment choices, you might be happy that yesterday’s 0.75% rate cut appears to be working as planned. If, however, you think lowering rates so that [...]
Another Question
Posted in dissent, economics, education, ethics, politics, tagged Efficient Capital Market Hypothesis, Fed, stock markets on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Exactly where does active government intervention via “Emergency Rate Cut” fit into the efficient capital markets hypothesis?
