Information Tech and the Future of Government
Interesting talk about the technology revolution’s ability to remake government,
from the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party.
What
Moderates Make Man-Bear-Pigs
538 has a great article on the role of moderate politicians
[http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/02/buh-bayh.html] in
Political Polarization
Another sign of mainstream recognition of political polarization in the United
States — From the Economist:
> The supermajority rule [60
Corporate Con Men?
Rolling stone has a really (really) long, but interesting comparison of recent
wall street moves to real world cons
[http:
Balanced Budgets Going Mainstream?
For those of us concerned about unsustainable government spending/commitments
and our politicians inability to deal with it, reading this
College Football Means Business
Great article about possible expansion of college conferences, largely led by
football markets. It lays bare a lot of the
A Look Inside the Tea Party
The NYTimes has a must read article on the tea party movement
[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/us/
Volcker Agrees with Me
Paul Volcker and I are really disturbed
[http://joelelewis.com/2009/08/creative-destruction-and-government/] by
Congress’s inability [http://joelelewis.com/
The Gift that Keeps on Costing
For those of you tempted to do some Atlas Shrugged
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Shrugged] inspired gift giving:
Nothing’s Simple in India
I just finished an excellent novel set in India, The White Tiger by Aravind
Adiga, and this NY Times Article
