Business, Economics, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Science And Society, Social Commentary

Climate Hypocrisy

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Why don’t they give up air travel?

So why, pray tell, do we spend so much time talking about suburban sprawl and sport utilities, and so little time talking about FedEx and European vacations?

The question answers itself, doesn’t it? Giving up air travel and overnight delivery is much more personally costly for the public intellectuals who write about this stuff than giving up a big SUV. If you live in one of the five or six major cities that contain virtually everyone who writes about climate change, having a small car (or no car), is a pretty easy adjustment to imagine. On the other hand, try to imagine giving up far-flung vacations, conferences, etc. — especially since travel to interesting locales is one of the hidden perks of not-very-well remunerated positions at universities, public policy groups, nongovernmental organizations, and yes, news organizations.

Yup.

Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Social Commentary

Rodeo Clowns

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Thoughts on the proposed re-education camps:

All this outrage is really an admission that Obama is weak, and can’t withstand the kind of criticism routinely directed at other presidents, from Nixon to Clinton to Bush. President Asterisk, indeed.

As I noted on Twitter:

[Wednesday-morning update]

Shocker! The president is depicted as an ape!

Obviously racist.

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