Here’s the whole Obama interview on 60 Minutes. Obama worship/deification/canonization can continue in this open thread.
Elections, How Do They Work?
Speaking of speculation, as DougJ notes, Mitch Daniels is in the middle of a pundit market run-up as our elite overseers try to filter out the Republican candidates that the little people shouldn’t waste time on. He’s one of four acceptable, serious candidates: DAVID BROOKS: Yes. That’s actually a very good test, because of the …
Cornering the Market in Frozen Concentrated OJ
According to the Times, the recent crash in the commodities market was caused in part by exchanges increasing their margin requirements: Worried about the speculative run-up and the increased volatility of the silver market, the officials concluded that it was time to raise the amount of money that buyers and sellers had to put down …
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Your Forever Plant
The Times has a good run-down of the mediocrity of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which probably isn’t as bad as Japan’s toothless, brainless agency, but is far from the strict regulator it should be: Situated on the banks of the Connecticut River, the 39-year-old Vermont Yankee, whose reactor is similar in design to the stricken …
My Mother’s Day Card
A Worthy Petition
(Click to embiggen.) I normally don’t think online petitions are effective, but I give this one (via)my wholehearted endorsement. Here’s an open thread.
Lithuanian Exceptionalism
In Lithuania, fiber broadband equivalent in speed to the service purchased by most Americans (10/1 Mbps) is $14.72 a month. The Lithuanian telco just doubled speeds with no rate increase, and you can get 40/40 Mbps service for $55, with no caps. In the United States, I pay $40/month for 10/1 service. Recently, my ISP …