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Too many people? No, too many Malthusians | spiked
Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:47 PM EST (spiked)
Since 200 AD, scaremongers have been describing human beings as 'burdensome to the world'. They were wrong then, and they're still wrong today.
You Say Potato, I'll Say Potato by Laura Vanderkam
Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:31 PM EST (City Journal)
Before Facebook, few of us asked others, explicitly, to be our friends. We didn't monitor how many friends we had as an indication of our status or scroll through listings of friends of friends to pad our own list.
December 2009: James Wolcott on Reality Television
Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:01 PM EST (The Latest From VanityFair.com)
Amid the smoldering wreckage of the popular culture, the author blames Reality TV, which has not only ruined network values, destroyed the classic documentary, and debased the art of bad acting, but also fomented class warfare, antisocial behavior, and murder.
ClimateGate - Climate center's server hacked revealing documents and emails
Seeded on Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:09 AM EST (Examiner)
Britain's Climate Research Unit, University of East Anglia, suffered a data breach in recent days when a hacker apparently broke into their system and made away with thousands of emails and documents.
Healthcare Privileges Abound for America's Political Royalty
Fri Nov 6, 2009 2:39 PM EST
Throughout this entire health care debate, and to my knowledge, conspicuously missing in either a Democratic or Republican version of the bill, is any reference to, or discussion of, dismantling, revising or eliminating the health care coverage available to our Congressional lead …
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High and Low Finance - Goodbye to the Accounting Reforms of 2002
Seeded on Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:47 AM EST (The New York Times)
It took just five weeks after the WorldCom accounting scandal erupted in 2002 for Congress to pass, and President George W. Bush to sign, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. That law required public companies to make sure their internal controls against fraud were not full of holes.
Many Schools Are Setting Restrictions on Halloween Costumes
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:48 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Little Bo Peep would make the cut at the Halloween parade at Riverside Drive Elementary School here on Friday, but the staff she used to menace her sheep would probably have to go.
U.S. Considers Reining In Too Big To Fail Institutions
Seeded on Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:38 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Congress and the Obama administration are about to take up one of the most fundamental issues stemming from the near collapse of the financial system last year — how to deal with institutions that are so big that the government has no choice but to rescue them when they get in …
Administration Said to Order Deep Cuts in Pay at Bailed-Out Companies
Seeded on Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:00 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Responding to the growing furor over the paychecks of executives at companies that received billions of dollars in federal bailouts, the Obama administration will order the companies that received the most aid to deeply slash the compensation to their highest paid executives, an …
Britain Warns of Climate Catastrophe
Seeded on Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:48 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Failure to strike a new global deal on reducing greenhouse emissions would be catastrophic, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, urging other national leaders to attend this year's climate summit in Denmark.
Kennedy funeral cost city $431,000 - The Boston Globe
Seeded on Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:14 PM EDT (The Boston Globe)
The city of Boston spent $431,000 on overtime costs to deploy 629 police officers, 48 firefighters, and a raft of other workers for the funeral of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, according to information released to the Globe yesterday under a public records request.
General McChrystal Asks Obama for More Troops
Seeded on Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:41 PM EDT (The New York Times)
The top military commander in Afghanistan warns in a confidential assessment of the war there that he needs additional troops within the next year or else the conflict "will likely result in failure."
The TV Watch - For President, Five Programs, One Message
Seeded on Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:16 PM EDT (The New York Times)
No one shifted an armchair, moved a flower arrangement or asked an unexpected question.
Where Do You Stand on Campaign Finance? 56% Favor Campaign Contributions Regulation - 88% Say Special Interests Likely To Get Around It
Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
The Supreme Court heard arguments last week in a campaign-finance case.
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Lawmakers to Vote on Appointing Kennedy Successor
Seeded on Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:45 PM EDT (The New York Times)
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday afternoon on whether to allow Gov. Deval Patrick to appoint an interim replacement for the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, and proponents say the measure has enough support to pass.
Are You Among the 57% Who Would Replace the Entire Congress? Is it Time To Start Over Again?
Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:41 PM EDT
Rasmussen Reports (August 30, 2009) – 57% Would Like to Replace Entire Congress:
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Do Unions Make Our Country Weaker? Have They Outlasted Their Usefulness?
Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:50 PM EDT
Rasmussen Reports (http://rasmussenreports.getmobile.com/site?t=DZteLDR-8husXt2LaJScPQ&sid=rassenreports-feblzqlu):
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Daughter claims father wrongly placed on controversial NHS end of life scheme
Seeded on Wed Sep 9, 2009 11:05 AM EDT (Telegraph)
Rosemary Munkenbeck says her father Eric Troake, who entered hospital after suffering a stroke, had fluid and drugs withdrawn and she claims doctors wanted to put him on morphine until he passed away under a scheme for dying patients called the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP).
Attorney General Plans Reshaping of Civil Rights Division
Seeded on Tue Sep 1, 2009 10:09 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Seven months after taking office, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.
Amazon Reviewers Take On the Classics - WSJ.com
Seeded on Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:08 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
One superb innovation of recent times is the readers' review section on Amazon.com. Here ordinary people get to voice their opinions, acting as cultural watchdogs to shield their fellow book lovers from duds.
Government Study Shows Cap-and-Trade Will Raise Energy Prices
Seeded on Thu Aug 6, 2009 4:48 PM EDT (US News & World Report)
U.S. Reps. Henry Waxman of California and Ed Markey of Massachusetts, two of the leading Democratic co-sponsors of H.R.
Makin' Hay at the DOJ or Holder Can't Hold 'Em
Tue Aug 4, 2009 4:03 PM EDT
What is happening at the DOJ, and why hasn't there been more "complete and comprehensive" coverage of these happenings by a diligent and watchdog media? There is more to the world than health care and Michael Jackson; in fact, media content can transcend both of these stor …
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W.H. makes CEOs pay for lunch - Eamon Javers
Seeded on Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:34 AM EDT (Politico)
Four of the most powerful business leaders in America arrived at the White House one day last month for lunch with President Barack Obama, sitting down in his private dining room just steps from the Oval Office.
Election and Campaign Reform Should Begin Now
Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:44 PM EDT
I thought it may be interesting to open a dialogue on campaign and election reform. What I am proposing is a bit different, but is does address certain vulnerabilities and temptations in the overall process.
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Friends at Service Recall Walter Cronkite's Private Side
Seeded on Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:29 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Walter Cronkite told his children from time to time that he was "just" a reporter, one who had "just ended up reporting bigger and bigger stories."
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Too many people? No, too many Malthusians | spikedSince 200 AD, scaremongers have been describing human beings as 'burdensome to the world'. They were wrong then, and they're still wrong today.
- You Say Potato, I'll Say Potato by Laura Vanderkam
Before Facebook, few of us asked others, explicitly, to be our friends. We didn't monitor how many friends we had as an indication of our status or scroll through listings of friends of friends to pad our own list.
- ABC announces Oprah-Obama Christmas special
The queen of daytime will interview the president of the country during an ABC holiday special that brings together Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama.
- December 2009: James Wolcott on Reality Television
Amid the smoldering wreckage of the popular culture, the author blames Reality TV, which has not only ruined network values, destroyed the classic documentary, and debased the art of bad acting, but also fomented class warfare, antisocial behavior, and murder.
- Sarah Palin Will Never Be President
The cliche says never say never. Whatever. You can't be a female candidate, and have only a quarter of all American women think you're qualified. You can't be a female candidate and have half of all American woman in your own party think you're unqualified.
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