Archives for: "May 2013"
up with space tourism
May 30th, 2013That achievement is not something that "we" can claim as a culture - it is something the rest of us can marvel at from the sidelines, but the responsibility lies with the individual people who are actually doing it, people who are brave enough to risk their money on the venture, and the scientists and engineers and managers and bookkeepers and marketing people and hundreds or thousands of others who are contributing to that hoped-for success. more »
McCain would sneak us into another war
May 27th, 2013It is striking how such hubris grows in the politically powerful, imagining that they can spend a few hours in a region that has suffered from conflict for decades, and come out with a clear notion on how and where and who to support in the civil conflict in Syria. more »
a liar in the white house?
May 21st, 2013Was there no one in the press corp to ask a simple question, such as "why were you lying to us before now?" or "why should we believe any other statement you might make?" more »
my two cents on a couple from Planet Money
May 16th, 2013This note covers three recent episodes: The Lollipop War, the one that returns to their tee-shirt project, and the reprise of the cotton wars. more »
anti Seattle
May 4th, 2013The early May news in Seattle should focus on the amazing clear skies and warm temperatures, but we also have numerous accounts of the "anarchists" wrecking havoc in an "anti-capitalist" observance of May Day. more »
