Freaked Out Over SuperFreakonomics
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 28th, 2009 4:32 am by HL
Freaked Out Over SuperFreakonomics
Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal
Suppose for a minute—which is about 59 seconds too long, but that's for another column—that global warming poses an imminent threat to the survival of our species. Suppose, too, that the best solution involves a helium balloon, several miles of garden hose and a harmless stream of sulfur dioxide being pumped into the upper atmosphere, all at a cost of a single F-22 fighter jet. Good news, right? Maybe, but not if you're Al Gore or one of his little helpers.The hose-in-the-sky approach to global warming is the brainchild of Intellectual Ventures, a Bellevue,…
If the Public Option is Back, Why Such a Heavy Lift?
Rich Lowry, NY Post
The public option is back. Its Lazarus act is hailed as a sign of how rosy the health- care debate looks for Democrats. August is but a sepia-tinged memory. Passage of a sweeping bill is now considered a lock by the wisest Beltway pundits. And legislation may even include the most shining prize of all, the public option that liberals — no matter what the talking points for public consumption — consider a way station to the Valhalla of a government-controlled system.
Obama’s Foreign Policy Deserves High Grades
Juan Cole, Salon
