…on last night’s debate that I discussed (among other things) at the National Review this morning. Tea Party in Space responds.
[Update late evening]
As part of the Tea In Space article, Andrew has a very interesting chart.
Category Archives: Media Criticism
The Apology To Sarah Palin
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
It really was a pathetic performance.
Hyphens Can Be Your Friend
…or your enemy. I’m fairly fastidious about this (as I am with apostrophes), and I no doubt annoy many people whose stuff I edit. As the piece points out, the purpose of a hyphen is to disambiguate adjectives, so you can tell for sure what is modifying what. For instance, “a light red fox” could be an underweight red fox, but “light-red fox” indicates that it is a fox (of indeterminate subspecies) that is light red in color. The exception is if the first word is an adverb, such as “lightly colored fox,” in which case the hyphen and connection of the two words is implicit.
That is all.
I’m Sure That’s Part Of It
Is extreme bank regulation a key to the lousy economy? The fact that there’s a ton of uncertainty about Frank-Dodd doesn’t help, either. And of course, Sarbanes-Oxley has been a disaster for start ups.
An Out-Of-This-World Debate Question
I have some thoughts on last night’s surprise space policy discussion, over at National Review Online.
On The Internet, No One Knows You’re A Dog
Many also can’t tell that you’re not a Syrian lesbian. Or is that a Lebanese sybian?
I am so confused.
Did He Say That With A Straight Face?
Barack Obama: “If you’re looking for partisan rhetoric, I’m not your guy.”
Words fail. The frightening thing is, that he may actually be so self delusional as to believe it.
The Republican Space Policy Debate
The topic of space actually came up in the Republican debate this evening. Jeff Foust has the story. It just demonstrates how unimportant the subject is, that no one on the panel other than Newt really knew anything about it. And what little they do know is undoubtedly wrong, given the abysmal media coverage of the topic for the last year and a half (if not forever).
How To Save The Planet
…according to Bjørn Lomborg, a voice of sanity against the Malthusian humanity-hating watermelons. I’m a little surprised, actually, to see such a politically incorrect piece in Newsweak.