I actually saw a bit of the Super Bowl, toward the end. And I saw that Green Police ad.
David Roberts at Grist wonders if it was aimed at teabaggers, but then rejects that idea and thinks it’s aimed at people like himself — self-righteous green moralists?
But why does it have to be one or the other? Why couldn’t it have been aimed at both, with a different message takeaway message for each of the two opposing groups?
Or maybe the takeaway message is that obnoxious greenies should buy Audis and make the company a lot of money, and then the teabaggers will be justified in their opinions of Audi drivers.
It wasn't just the Community Reinvestment Act that got us into this mess.
The problem wasn't merely that HUD under Mr. Cuomo was raising the volume of risky loans for which taxpayers were guaranteeing. HUD was also encouraging a dangerous decline in underwriting standards at these government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). Says former ...
This is corruption. No possible good can come from a meeting between the chief regulator and the CEO of one of the companies being regulated. This is not how regulation is supposed to work. This is just an opportunity for political pressure and political ...
Here is something to read as soon as our university library gets it, or I can snag a cheap used copy. 19th century France is definitely a missing period in my historical understanding. It's not that my college history classes didn't cover it, or that I haven't ...
"Building codes disenfranchise young people. Give me a break."
That's what one of Paul Jacob's commenters replied in response to his article, "Who Killed Disco." The guy didn't mean to, but he provided a nifty five-word summary of an all-too-real phenomenon.
My own comment after reading some of ...
Best line of the day is from George Will:
He called Wednesday for a third stimulus (the first was his predecessor's, in February 2008) although the S-word has been banished in favor of "jobs bill." It will inject into the economy money that government siphons from the economy, thereby somehow creating ...
In the fall of 1964 the movie version of Nikita Khrushchev calls General Kuraev to ask (according to the English subtitles) "Then why your colleague killed himself?"
The answer: "If you mean Colonel Glushko, he had some troubles with his family life."
This conversation took place because Khrushchev had been tipped ...
President Obama seems to be confused by the Supreme Court ruling.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday strongly criticized a Supreme Court ruling removing limits on corporate donations for political campaigns, saying it was a major victory for banks and oil and health insurance companies.
Yes, it is ...
Cute rhetorical technique from the Boston Globe:
And in a veiled criticism of Brown, Coakley said she understood that "people are frustrated and angry," but said there were no "easy answer to the tough questions."
And how is that a veiled criticism of Brown?
Sounds to me like it's an attack ...
Google has to be feeling a lot of pressure from both sides of the issue of governmental censorship in China. Now would be an especially excellent time for Congress to pass the Global Online Freedom Act in order to support Google in its efforts not to be evil.
There ...
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