10 Economic Surprises of an Obama Presidency
# Fiscal Discipline: From an economic standpoint, fiscal policy represents a natural segue way from foreign policy, because it is among the largest components of the Federal budget. Mr. Obama has pledged to restore fiscal discipline by curtailing earmarks and re-introducing a system of [...] Continue Reading…
March 21, 2008 Comments Off
Olympics crisis over squat toilets
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March 20, 2008 Comments Off
Obama wrote his famous speech himself
That speech today? The one that has pundits–from the liberal David Corn at The Nation (”This is as sophisticated a discussion of race as any American politician has sought to present to the public”) to the conservative Charles Murray, of National Review Online (”it [...] Continue Reading…
March 19, 2008 Comments Off
20 Surprising Ways Wal-Mart Clinics Will Affect US Healthcare
Big-box behemoth Wal-Mart has ventured into the healthcare realm, offering low-cost, walk-in clinics in more and more of its stores every day. Although Wal-Mart medicine may not sound like a great idea at first, these clinics can bring good changes to the health care [...] Continue Reading…
February 28, 2008 Comments Off
Amazing Photos of China
Photographer Feng Jiang holds a Ph.D from the University of York. These are the absolute best pictures of China we’ve ever seen.Travel photography in China reaches new heights. The splendor of the land complemented by growing skills and technology makes for a fascinating viewing.
The [...] Continue Reading…
February 27, 2008 Comments Off
Pictures that Changed the World
Slate magazine has a collection of Magnum photos which changed the world. Mostly doused in black and white gradients, these pictures feature significant historical incidents. Some of them, like the picture of the girl who grew up in a concentration camp are remarkably powerful [...] Continue Reading…
February 19, 2008 Comments Off
20 Things I Wish I Had Known When Starting Out in Life | Zen Habits
I’m nearly 35 years old, and I’ve made my share of mistakes in my life. I’m not a big believer in regrets … and I have learned tremendously from every single mistake … and my life is pretty great.
However, there are a few things [...] Continue Reading…
February 18, 2008 Comments Off
Pen Turns Your Writing Into Text Mesages - Geekologie
The D:Scribe is a pen that digitizes your writing to send as a text message. You write whatever you want, circle the name of the recipient, and the pen sends the data to your cell phone via Bluetooth, which in turn fires off the [...] Continue Reading…
February 18, 2008 Comments Off
