Daily Archive: October 17, 2012

Truth be told, I couldn’t tell them apart either…

Some tidbits from the past week or so. The Bank of Japan has declared it’s going to miss its 1% inflation goal, with real inflation being stuck somewhere between 0.5 – 0.8% for the...

Legends are more interesting and more attractive than the reality underneath them. And sometimes, things are said that inadvertently reveal a great deal more than the speaker intends. So, quoth Mitt Romney in last night’s debate: …I...

Because I’m feeling a bit churlish this morning, I’m inclined to go into nitpick mode. First, I’m a bit tired of people using the terms “embassy” and “consulate” as if they’re interchangeable and blithely making...

I’m not particularly “afraid” because of what happened in Libya.  I don’t imagine my way of life changing one bit. So why are we calling it terrorism?

If Republicans ever want to win the women vote, they really need to stop talking about women.  They are just terrible at it. One of the more surprising poll trends coming into last night’s...

While there are plenty of areas where I disagree with my side of the aisle, nothing stands out as much as the troubled relationship that conservatives have with science. This includes a refusal to...

Let me frame my observations with some disclosure: I would describe myself as a pro-commerce liberal. I favor workmen’s comp; I opposed mandatory employer-paid, non work-related disability insurance (required here in NYS). I oppose...

I keep getting ads written in Chinese….

Why I bothered to watch I don’t know. I filled out my absentee ballot and mailed it in yesterday. But I resolved to offer ten points for discussion about the debate tonight, and here...