- ISS Crew Captures Beautiful Image of Green Aurora Over the Indian Ocean
- Giant Magma Blobs Ripple Earth’s Surface
- Cosmic Noise Could Improve Space Weather Forecasts
- Adult Stem Cell Research Leaving Embryos Behind
- 1962 glass could be Corning’s next bonanza seller
- What Social Science Does—and Doesn’t—Know
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Linkpost: 8/3/2010
Journolist, continued
That article that I linked to over at the Daily Caller? It turns out it was the first of a series. Bounce over there and take a look at how bad it really was. For example:
When McCain picked Palin, liberal journalists coordinated the best line of attack
Journolist Scandal Grows
Just a quick-hit this morning, in case you’ve missed it. (And, given that the so-called Mainstream Media is actually interested in quashing this story because it’s about them, you might not have.)
Documents show media plotting to kill stories about Rev. Jeremiah Wright
The Rahn Curve
Or, “how much government is too much?” A video from the Center of Freedom and Prosperity:
Hat tip to Ed Morrissey at Hot Air, who notes that the last time we were anywhere close to the sweet spot on the Rahn curve was 1965.
BP Vent
I had mentioned that I was going to gripe about British Petroleum a bit more. It turns out that I did, but as a comment on another blog:
Keep in mind that BP is the proverbial Bad Example. Theirs was the refinery in Texas City that burned down in 2005. Theirs was the pipeline in Alaska that leaked because they pushed back the maintenance cycle. (Suspiciously, it’s leaking again.) They were even (believe it or not) involved with the Exxon Valdez.
They’re the company that drives us nuts. With the regulatory agencies accepting settlements where no one admits wrongdoing, there’s no legal history to ratchet up the pressure on the bad company.
In fact, their investors don’t agree with your statement of “best economic sense”, either. Not only are they suing over the current mess, they sued over some of the previous ones, too. This is a pointed example of how screwed up the investor laws are.
Really, there is no Free Market in the United States — there’s some serious crony capitalism going on, bordering on hard-core corporatism.
Friday Links
Power Line‘s been following the SEIU protest in a Bank of America executive’s front lawn. This link is part five of a series: A Thug Too Far. The semi-hidden subplots: SEIU want to the guy’s front lawn, which means the SEIU now considers it okay to intimidate an opponent’s family; and BofA holds a $120 million dollar loan to SEIU — which might make one think this all might go away if BofA forgives their loan. Which might be the reason for the protest in the first place.
In happier news, there are New Drugs for Macular Degeneration.
Also, it looks like we’ve dodged a lethal epidemic carried by the swine flu. Debora MacKenzie breaks down what our government did right and wrong in Swine flu hoax? Get real.
Over at Hot Air, Ed Morrisey summarizes a recent Harvard Business School study: Study finds increased gov’t spending results in unemployment.
Ending with doom-and-gloom: US money supply plunges at 1930s pace as Obama eyes fresh stimulus.
Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws
From the Volokh Conspiracy. Apparently, California Civil Rights Law forces restaurants to serve Nazis wearing Swastikas.
Semi-political links for 26 May 2010
I thought about linking to various commentaries about Rand Paul and Rachel Maddow, but decide instead to argue by parable: Morgan Ensberg talks about why ballplayers are such bland interviews.
If you want to ponder the substance of the Civil Rights Bill of 1964, Lee Harris has a history of Barry Goldwater’s objection to it.
Finally, the Agriculture Department has shut down its subsidies database. Apparently, the Most Transparent Administration in History can’t reveal the recipients of said subsidies. (Interestingly, mention of Scottie Pippen by the linked article does lead back to Ensberg’s thoughts.)
Science Links for 26 May 2010
Eric Berman’s got a post about observations that contradict the Big Bang theory: Investigating an enigma at the edge of the universe
Ars Technica details research that suggests we’ll see Faster-Than-Light communication before we see FTL travel: Quantum teleportation achieved over ten miles of free space
Germans plan to make ‘synthetic natural’ gas from CO2 — which, off-hand, sounds like a goofy idea for a “green” energy solution. Until you realize that they’re talking about using the natural gas to store excess electricity generated during peak periods of windmill operation.
Amazingly, this is my first link about BP: Today’s Louisiana hearing: Argument on rig (updated). (Tom Fowler is the Houston Chronicle‘s energy blogger, and he’s been keeping up on the oil spill.) At some point, I’ll get around posting about British Petroleum. Until then, I’ll just insinuate that the problem isn’t oil drilling, it’s the company involved.
For those of you Borg wannabes: Man Infects Himself with Computer Virus.
Slate‘s started a series about False Memories. I’m pleased that I didn’t fall for the trick in their test, but not really surprised that so many people did.
Mullah Omar has been captured
At least, so says folks with better intelligence connections than I. Blackfive has a summary of why these folks thinks that he’s been captured by the Pakistani Intelligence Service, why we haven’t heard about it from our government and the normal media, along with links to the folks who broke the story.