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What I’m reading ed. 100705

Monday, July 5th, 2010

Moving and being in a wedding take up lots of time. Next update will have real content. Promise!

 

Things in the news: World Cup! Kagan, McChrystal, BP Oil Spill (slowly fading), Economic falterings, July 4th, and did I mention the World Cup? (Oh, I suppose Wimbledon as well. And the Tour de France. And the Lebron James Sweepstakes.)

 

Here’s your top 5

  1. The Renegade General (McChrystal)(RollingStone)
  2. Kagan hearing write-ups.
  3. Who’s a scientist? 7th graders describe and draw scientists after a visit to Fermilab
  4. James Sturm is quitting the internet
  5. Life inside the North Korean bubble (BBC + video, 15 min, worth watching)

 

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What I’m reading ed. 100523

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

The BP Disaster is mindboggling. Also in the news: Britain’s elections, the Iran nuclear non-deal and sanctions, Greece, Elena Kagan, Thailand, FinReg, Carbon cap ‘n trade, Rand Paul, Arizona’s Illegal Immigration Law.

The Top 5:

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What I’m reading ed. 100131

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

If you haven’t read the State of the Union and the Obama-GOP Q&A, go ahead and read them now.  Otherwise, here’s the news of the past two weeks.  As usual, highlights are in red.

 


 

Politics

  • Political corruption or political gratitude? Or just politics? (Rauch)

    Consider Rep. Patricia Porker, a member of the Ways and Means Committee. She is running for re-election.

    Consider, next, Marvin Moneybags. He is a wealthy individual with interests before Ways and Means.

    Now consider two scenarios.

    1) Porker calls up Moneybags and says, “Say, Marvin. I need about $300,000 to run campaign ads, but I’m not allowed to take donations that big. I know you’d hate to see anything happen to those tax credits I’ve helped you with. Just a thought: Go spend $300,000 on ads supporting my candidacy. You won’t regret it.”

    2) Moneybags is a friend and an enthusiastic supporter of Porker’s. Acting on his own, without consulting Porker, he spends $300,000 on “Vote for Porker!” ads.

    Why is Scenario 1 illegal and Scenario 2 legal?

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