A primer for Barack Obama. He, and the Democrats in general, badly need one, but they probably won’t even understand it.
Hunger Games
Will it scar your child’s psyche?
I hadn’t even heard of the book before the movie came out, but it sounds like the whole series might be a useful corrective against the increasing fascism in the country.
The IRS Pension Stall
Could this be another campaign issue this fall?
Lunar Land Grants
More thoughts over at IPInSpace.
ObamaCare’s Fake Accounting
You don’t say: “You can’t vastly expand and subsidize gold-plated health-care insurance and expect to save money.”
Only on planet Democrat.
Bill Nelson Is Getting Nervous
He’s blaming Obama for high gas prices. I love this line:
Obama has focused on alternative energy and other long-term strategies to bring down gas prices by decreasing demand.
Many republicans say prices will drop if we increase the supply.
So Democrats don’t believe that? Only Republicans are familiar with the law of supply and demand?
In Other Words, It’s Just Marxism
The administration admits that the “Buffett rule” wouldn’t do anything about the deficit. “From each according to his ability.”
[Update a while later]
Twitter explains to the president how the revenue from the “Buffett rule” should be spent: “Almost half your vacations?”
Space Property Rights At The Space Review
Jeff Foust has a roundup of the story so far.
[Tuesday-morning update]
Alan Boyle has picked up the story, including an interview with me.
Should You Be Taking Resveretrol?
Derek Lowe is skeptical. I’ve been taking it, in liquid or pill form, for a year or so.
Water Depths
A great infographic from xkcd.