WISCONSIN: Twas the night before Scott Walker Recall Day, at the Capitol Square. “Not a protester was stirring, but the media were there.”
NANOTECHNOLOGY UPDATE: Nanoparticles seek and destroy groundwater toxins. “O’Carroll, who is visiting UNSW from the University of Western Ontario in Canada, has been trialling an innovative new...
AT AMAZON, today’s Digital Deals.
WHEN REALITY IS NO MATCH FOR TELEVISION.
RAND SIMBERG ON FENDING OFF A SPACE-ALIEN INVASION.
THIS WEEK IN THE FUTURE.
FROM BRYAN PRESTON: PJ Exclusive: Marine Vet Arrested at Wisconsin Labor Rally Speaks Out. “This disturbing video shows the arrest of a man who has done no apparent wrong. He attended a public ...
A NEW ATTEMPT AT A HUMAN-POWERED HELICOPTER.
AT AMAZON, markdowns in Patio, Lawn & Garden.
SO YESTERDAY, I took exception to Mark Steyn’s gloom. That occasioned this email from Sarah Hoyt: With all due respect to Mark Steyn whose writing I adore, I MUST disagree with him: a) (Galaxy ...
OH, THANK GOD — AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT SAID FOUR MILLION: Andromeda Galaxy and Milky Way to Collide in 4 Billion Years.
ACTUALLY, ALBERT GALLATIN WAS THE SEXY ONE: Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Hunk?
UNEXPECTEDLY: US Factory Orders Post Surprise Fall in April.
ANOTHER READER BOOK PLUG: Reader Jeff Gould writes: “Like most sane people with an Internet connection, I’ve been reading you for years. I’d like to pitch you my newly published novel Hell’s Sh...
TWITTER QUITTERS: Athletes Give Up Social Media Before Intense Competition.
CAREERS: The Importance of Being Decisive. In general, the results turned out how you might expect. The kids with the wealthy, well-educated parents who graduated near the top of their high school cl...
THE DEVIL OBAMA WEARS PRADA. New GOP ad hits Obama campaign for Wintour ad, jobs report. That Obama ad isn’t exactly pushing the whole stand-up-to-the-1% line . . . . This seems like a more eff...
“DISILLUSIONMENT AND HARD TIMES.” Obama’s 2008 donors not giving in 2012. Well, they can always try to make it up with unverified credit card transactions.
SEXISM IN THE SPORTS WORLD: Man Who Calls Women ‘Dumb Twats’ and ‘C-nts’ Now Minority Owner of NY Mets.
IN THE MAIL: From Peter Collier, Political Woman: The Big Little Life of Jeane Kirkpatrick.
HOW’S THAT HOPEY-CHANGEY STUFF WORKIN’ OUT FOR YA? (CONT’D): Unemployment Increase Worse for Blacks. Last Friday’s unemployment news crashed the stock market and upended the preside...
A NEW HASHTAG: #WIUnionDesperation. Heh.
THAT’S INCONVENIENT FOR THE NARRATIVE: Obama’s Middle East Bright Spot? Iraq. “The fact remains that whether or not it was ‘worth it’ or necessary, the Iraq war ended as...
THE FOOD STAMP PRESIDENCY: “You can get food stamps over the phone now? Apparently.”
FRANK J. FLEMING ON HOW Mike Bloomberg is just protecting us from having too many choices.
SOMEBODY TELL MIKE BLOOMBERG: Gary Taubes: Salt, We Misjudged You. “With nearly everyone focused on the supposed benefits of salt restriction, little research was done to look at the potential ...
THE HILL: Weak May jobs report spurs GOP concerns over new Fed stimulus. “The disappointing May jobs report has set off a fresh round of speculation – and concern among Republicans – about whet...
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THIS DOESN’T SEEM TO WORK: Trying the 3 AM Phone Call Ad on Mitt Romney. I notice they have the sheets with the word “NIG” on them, though. When Hillary did it, that was evidence of...
TIM CAVANAUGH: Politico Covers Wiki’s Mild Solyndra Brouhaha, Ignores Wiki’s Strange Kimberlin Kibosh.
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