Person Attributes
Obama, Libya, And Status Quo Bias
Sudarsan Raghavan of the Washington Post reports on the sickening unearthing of a secret prison in Libya: READ MORE >>
Free Peter Diamond!
Few political spectacles depress and alarm me right now more than the stalled nomination of Peter Diamond. READ MORE >>
Chameleon
Engagement Ring
Oilmen have feelings, too. Take the industry executive who lobbied the White House last year to lift the ban on U.S. corporations doing business in Libya. When National Security Council officials rejected his plea, he broke down and wept. The Libyans, he sniffled, were a gentle people. They deserved better. White House officials offered him a tissue. READ MORE >>
Look Who’s Talking
Evangelicals And The Morality Of Debt
Christianity Today analyses the relative propensity of evangelicals to favor spending cuts: Lisa Miller writes: READ MORE >>
Peter Orszag As Macho Texan
The Washington Post posits this highly bizarre personality contrast between Budget Director Jacob Lew and his predecessor Peter Orszag: READ MORE >>
The November Pogrom
Killing the Christmas Spirit
The Times has a short report today from the great state of California. It appears as if there is a controversy involving Christmas and schoolchildren. (As an aside, we are already five days into November and I have not heard a single person complain that the "holiday season" has begun earlier than in previous years. These dreary complaints generally start at the end of October. READ MORE >>
Buying Time
Yitzchak Newman is in the market for his first house. For now, the young IT project manager lives with his wife and toddler in a rented basement apartment. Space is limited and the family yearns to attain the middle class ideal of owning their own home. READ MORE >>
