According to WikiPedia, the Nixon Shock was a series of economic measures taken by President Nixon back in the 1970s. Follow the link and read the WikiPedia article. It isn’t hard to see that today’s financial troubles began decades ago…
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Honda’s U3-X Personal Mobility Prototype
Amazing. This is interesting for anybody, but especially for anyone with a little bit of a mechanical or technical leaning.
How the Financial Markets Really Work
This comedy skit was broadcast on The South Bank Show on October 14, 2007. It is uncanny how brilliantly and accurately it predicted the subprime financial meltdown, right down to the details of using the threat of devalued pension funds…
Book Report
Funny email circulated: Book Report Students at a local school were assigned to read 2 books, ‘Titanic’ and ‘My Life’ by Bill Clinton. One student turned in the following book report, with the proposition that they were nearly identical stories! His…
Are Fears of Socialism and Fascism a Distraction?
A friend forwarded a link to a William Astore article on Alternet.org that argues the point that fears of socialism and fascism are just distractions from what is really happening…which is the theft of trillions of dollars by corporations and…
Have We Been Drinking Nuclear-Weapon Cool-aide?
Recently I received one of those interesting emails that get circulated widely. This one had pictures of Hiroshima right after the detonation of Little Boy in 1945 when the city was destroyed and in ruins, and again in 2009, sixty-four…
The Real Cost of Schools–Washington Post Article
Excellent Article in the Washington Post. Well worth the read. What education really cost in the DC area, and real alternatives to improve the system.
Rasmussen Poll: 65% in NJ Favor Pay Freeze for Teachers
Interesting Rasmussen Poll result: HERE. I think that people in general are finally getting it. I wonder if the education establishment ever will. I doubt it. I don’t think that people in the education establishment want to get it. WikiPedia…
Video of Massive Fireball in Midwest
Youtube video of a atmospheric Fireball. Speculation is that it was a meteor. Pretty interesting. Read the CNN article HERE.
Could Obama Use the Military Against US Citizens in the 2010 Elections?
There have been a spate of reports recently of various units of one type or another of the US military being prepared for potential use against US citizens should civil unrest arise for any reason… especially in the wake of…