Archives for: "August 2012"

RIP, Space Cadet

August 28th, 2012
We might tell ourselves that the moon landing was about exploration and science, but perspectives of time and profession show the years of the space race in the context of the cold war. Those Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions were footnotes to the main story, that the United States could launch the biggest god-damn bomb in the history of the universe and land it in the middle of the Kremlin. more »

captial consumption on Science Friday

August 19th, 2012
A recent program features the topic of decaying infrastructure in water distribution around cities in the nation. more »

Modern Monetary Theory - Wrap-up

August 3rd, 2012
This is the wrap-up of a critique of some of the thoughts expressed by Warren Mosler in his booklet "Seven Innocent Deadly Frauds of Economic Policy" more »