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The Lesser Depression
Even if Washington and Brussels succeed in avoiding immediate financial catastrophe, the deals being made will surely make the broader economic slump worse.How long will it remain the lesser depression?three years and counting. -
Start-Up Handles Social Media Background Checks
A start-up helps companies dig into potential employees’ activity online, from Facebook posts to e-commerce usage.The only reason I can think of for this level of checking is a desperate need to reject applicants. -
‘Haboobs’ Cause a Storm of Complaints in Arizona
A word more commonly used in the Middle East to describe a huge desert dust storm is irritating some residents.The locals are not objecting to the events but to the name given the events. They are more than dust devils. -
Lucian Freud, Adept Portraiture Artist, Dies at 88
Mr. Freud, a grandson of Sigmund Freud, was called “the greatest living realist painter” by one art critic in the late 1980s.That was not a complimentary thing to say of a painter in the eighties.
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Milk Campaign Withdrawn Amid Charges of Sexism
A humorously intended campaign aimed at men on the soothing effects milk might have on PMS riffed on a similar campaign in 2005 — before social media flexed its muscle.Running this set of adds was foolish."The only way to win is not to play"
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The Case Against Law School - Room for Debate
Should the standard three-year law school model, followed by passage of the bar exam, be the only path to a legal career?It is not.Law School is prep for the bar exam which is The license to enter the profession. There are other associated tasks. -
The Grand Bargain Lives!
Even though the coming compromise to reduce the federal debt won’t please everyone, we all need to embrace it. The other options are worse.http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/war-of-the-rose/There is no need to reduce debt now.War of the Rose
David Brooks and me, on Charlie Rose tonight. No columnists were harmed in the making of this program — possibly because one was in northern Virginia and the other in central New Jersey. -
Farm Felons Pick Off California Crops
With strong harvests, and reduced crime-fighting budgets, thefts of farm products have risen in California’s rural areas.A shotgun load of rock salt is traditional.Just leave the crop and equipment alone. -
Big Blasts Hit Government Buildings in Central Oslo
The explosions blew out the windows of several government buildings, including one housing the office of the Norwegian prime minister, according to local media reports.Islam must have forgotten the Thuringian guard. The Russ are not a nice group. -
Proposed Law Would Mandate Jail for Critics of Saudi King
Human rights advocates said the law, which would allow prisoners to be held without trial, would effectively squelch political dissent in Saudi Arabia.Nothing squelches dissent. This will just make it hard to see the dissent.
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Race to Moon by Private Companies
Spurred by the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize, 29 teams have signed up for a competition to become the first private venture to land on the Moon.The prize is too small to pay the costs. -
Obama and Boehner Close In on Deal to Cut Debt Nearly $3 Trillion
Officials said that President Obama and the House speaker, John A. Boehner, were closing in on a package calling for as much as $3 trillion in savings.This is not happening.Default is not a disaster but a prize. -
Former News Corp. Executives Dispute James Murdoch’s Testimony
Two former executives of News International said they told James Murdoch of evidence in 2008 that hacking at the company’s tabloid newspaper was more widespread.I hope this is the end of investigation and the end of News Corp. -
Sewage Flow Renders New York Rivers Unfit for Use
The fire shut down a sewage treatment plant, sending millions of gallons of sewage into the Hudson and Harlem Rivers.Reports are that the system is working again. -
Bonuses for Billionaires
Wow! The logic of the Tea Party caucus in the G.O.P. really grows on you. Who needs air traffic control, anyway?Sarcasm does not reach these people. -
Lawmakers Prepare to Overhaul Postal Service
Five bills have been introduced in Congress to revamp the Postal Service, which Democrats and Republicans agree is on the brink of insolvency.The post office is not a business but a government service. It has no mandate to be profitable. -
Read My Lips: No New Taxes
The issue isn’t the pledge against tax increases; it’s Washington’s inability to deal with its own overspending.With a certain very few exceptions our government cannot spend money that is not in the budget. Revenues in general should be greater than the intended annual expenditures. We have better control of revenues than of expenditures. Congress votes on both of them and likes to spend.We know Norquist and he has no place in this colloquy.
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Counting Calories? Your Weight-Loss Plan May Be Outdated
The most detailed long-term analysis of the factors that influence weight gain shows that conventional wisdom may not be the best approach.What is eaten is part of how much is eaten. More feels better than less. -
Debt Ceiling Uncertainty Puts States at Risk
States that rely on the federal government for assistance with Medicaid, unemployment and highway construction may be faced with tough choices if there is no agreement on the debt ceiling.Much of state spending is subsidized by the federal government.The States must collect taxes. They do have the power. -
Why Would Anyone Choose to Become a Doctor?
You hear it all the time from doctors — they would never choose medicine if they had it to do all over again. It’s practically a mantra, with the subtle implication that the current generation of doctorsconsists of mere technicians.There is nothing mere about technicians. Those practising medicinemust deal with the whole patient and a dynamic knowledge base. Everything beyond that can and should be delegated.
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