Posts Tagged ‘scotus’
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
- The Renegade General (McChrystal)(RollingStone)
- Kagan hearing write-ups.
- Who’s a scientist? 7th graders describe and draw scientists after a visit to Fermilab
- James Sturm is quitting the internet
- Life inside the North Korean bubble (BBC + video, 15 min, worth watching)
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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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Tags: christianity, economy, fun, healthcare, international, politics, science, scotus, society, STS, world
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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.”
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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.
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Why is Scenario 1 illegal and Scenario 2 legal?
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