After the state-sanctioned murder of Troy Davis, it's clear that when states are given the freedom to maintain the death penalty they do not use it with the great care and discernment it should be afforded. We cannot be a country that … [Read more...]
Pastor Jones won’t burn Korans
Pastor Jones won't burn Korans, will be meeting with Imam Rauf Besides the idea that burning anyone's holy books is wrong, and in my view UnAmerican (take that, Senator McCarthy) - my own view had come to be that Pastor Jones' actions were … [Read more...]
Notes from Warren Buffet’s Annual Letter
Commenting on Geithner's April 2008 explanation of the Bear Stearns bailout (p17, emphasis mine): This is Fedspeak for "We stepped in to avoid a financial chain reaction of unpredictable magnitude." In my opinion, the Fed was right to do … [Read more...]