Month: October 2009

It’s Not Just Global Warming

Burning fossil fuels is bad for your health and bad for the economy, too, to the tune of, at a minimum, $120 BILLION per year. Specifically, burning oil and coal has number of hidden costs that may surprise all the fans of...

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Anatomy of a Game Lost By the Manager

Joe Girardi did about the worst job I’ve ever seen of managing a playoff baseball game tonight, and I’m angry. His first error came in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Angels had two outs with a runner on first...

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Serious Question

Support for the Republican Party remains stuck below support for chlamydia and is trending toward the public approval rating for gonorrhea. However, with a seven percent approval rating from women, John Boehner is in a heated...

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Freedom of Expression :: Give It Up?!

There is a story brewing which has received surprisingly little attention in the blogosphere; quite surprising considering the outspokenness of many of its denizens. The UN Human Rights Council is working on a new Draft...

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