Month: May 2012

Reaganomics

What happened in 1980 that might have set us on this trend? Compensation for chief executives at American companies grew 15 percent in 2011 after a 28 percent rise in 2010, part of a larger trend that has seen CEO pay skyrocket...

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Today in Stupid

When it comes to Stupid, Waco, Texas is never far behind: Bill Nye, the harmless children’s edu-tainer known as “The Science Guy,” managed to offend a select group of adults in Waco, Texas at a presentation,...

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Energy Efficiency: The New Normal

If three examples make a column, then four makes…a fad?  A happening?  A trend? Walking around the neighborhood (35 foot zoning height limit, mostly 2 & 3 story houses and small apartment buildings) the other...

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We’re Rubber, You’re Glue

For a political attack to really work it was to be truer about your opponent than it is about yourself. That’s why the following makes me laugh: Republicans are seeking to portray President Obama as the divider-in-chief,...

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