They also drink a fruit-flavored punch with the fructose equivalent of about a can of soda a day. In all, they might consume about twice as many calories as a normal-weight monkey. Dr. Grove and researchers at some other centers say the high-fructose corn syrup appears to accelerate the development of obesity and diabetes. “It… Continue reading Monkeys Fattened Up to Study Human Obesity
Monopoly, Milton Friedman’s Way
Mr. Zelenty owned the greatest of treasures any of us could imagine because it combined those two passions. He had asked Mr. Friedman to sign his Monopoly board at one of those sherry hours. The Nobel laureate did so, writing, “Down with” above the game’s name. We didn’t play on that board. No one ever… Continue reading Monopoly, Milton Friedman’s Way
Unions and Budget Deficits
Do high unionization levels lead to state budget deficits, as some claim? John Sides shows that the answer is no: From Unions and Budget Deficits If you look at the numbers, the basic argument against public unions as budget busters is pretty bogus.
Wisconsin Power Play
There’s a bitter irony here. The fiscal crisis in Wisconsin, as in other states, was largely caused by the increasing power of America’s oligarchy. After all, it was superwealthy players, not the general public, who pushed for financial deregulation and thereby set the stage for the economic crisis of 2008-9, a crisis whose aftermath is… Continue reading Wisconsin Power Play
Realism on Defense Spending
if we’re talking about fiscal issues, you have to bear the arithmetic in mind. We’re not living in the 1950s, when defense was half the federal budget. Even a drastic cut in military spending wouldn’t release enough money to offset more than a small fraction of the projected rise in health care costs. From Realism… Continue reading Realism on Defense Spending
Wisconsin Draws the Line on Austerity Opportunism and Class War.
Wisconsin Draws the Line on Austerity Opportunism and Class War.
Technical analysis of the Wisconsin budget battle. Takeaway line is Austerity Opportunism.
The Less Discussed Part of Walker’s Wisconsin Plan: No-Bid Energy Assets Firesales.
The Less Discussed Part of Walker’s Wisconsin Plan: No-Bid Energy Assets Firesales.
Why does opposition to collective bargaining not apply to corporate collective bargaining?
Glenn Beck Conspiracy Theory Generator
Glenn Beck Conspiracy Theory Generator
Fair and Balanced Paranoia, Delivered on Demand.
Scientists Invent World’s First Anti-Laser
“Two scientists at Yale University have built the laser’s first doppelganger: the anti-laser. While a conventional laser emits a constant beam of light in one direction, the anti-laser simply does the opposite. It takes that same steady light stream and interacts with it in such a way that it absorbs and cancels out the light.… Continue reading Scientists Invent World’s First Anti-Laser
Krugman: Republicans have a mandate to repeal the laws of arithmetic
Pew on public fiscal views isn’t really all that surprising, but it’s still striking: people want spending cut, but are opposed to cuts in anything except foreign aid: And they want state governments to balance their budgets without cutting spending or raising taxes: The conclusion is inescapable: Republicans have a mandate to repeal… Continue reading Krugman: Republicans have a mandate to repeal the laws of arithmetic