Opinion
An Allegorical Tale
Imagine for a moment that the following story is true: Someone very close to me has been experiencing an incredible run of bad luck. Every day for the past few years my friend (let’s call him Paul) gets mugged. The robbers punch him then take his money but they leave his wallet. He’s not hurt... »
Krugman’s Popsicle Stick Economy
It is very difficult to talk about the economy and the steps the government is taking to fix the economy without at least a rudimentary understanding of how the economy works. One of the best explanations I’ve seen was an article written more than 10 years ago by Noble Prize winner Paul Krugman. One... »
Three Wishes for the New Year
I believe there’s an emerging space in the news industry for data visualization. Not as a supplement to the written word but as the primary source of information. Data visualization techniques, if done right, can go a long way toward addressing the bias and oversimplification that is or appears to be in many written-word... »
Rush Limbaugh’s RAW NERVE
Several sites have been airing a snippet of William Shatner’s new TV show “Raw Nerve“ where he interviews Rush Limbaugh. The part making the rounds is where Shatner asks Limbaugh about health care. It starts like this: Shatner - “Here’s my premise and you agree with it or not: If you have money, you are... »
Nobel Economics Prize 2009
On Monday October 12 Elinor Ostrom was one of 2 winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics. The Wall Street Journal ran a brief article on both winners and cited her work as: Ms. Ostrom’s work challenged the view that when people share a finite resource, they will end up destroying it — what... »
“You Lie” – Now What?
On Wednesday, September 9, 2009 while President Obama was addressing a joint session of Congress he was heckled by congressman Joe Wilson from South Carolina. At one point during the President’s speech Representative Wilson disagreed with what the President was saying and blurted out “You Lie”. The policy item under discussion was whether the proposed... »
Other Similar Sites
It’s encouraging to see other sites out there focused on the same or similar work as this one. Starting today I’ve added a permanent page to this blog that will “warehouse” and showcase these sites as I find them. Feel free to contact me by comment or email if you find others worthy of... »
OpEd: The Nature of the Health Care Debate
The health care debate is the topic on many TV and Radio news and commentary shows and unfortunately many of them keep rehashing the same arguments and, to my mind at least, are not advancing the general discussion. One example comes from a recent ABC News “This Week” episode where the Right’s “Death Panels”... »
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