As reported by Newsweek, on May 11 Barack Obama told Detroit that it could do much better. This scolding came at a time that American automakers "lost more than $16 billion last year, while Toyota earned a record $14 billion and surpassed GM as the world's largest automaker." Obama castigated…
I listen extra closely whenever an organization dedicated to skeptical inquiry investigates a claim that is characterized as bogus by a loud minority. A new detailed report on global warming was published in the May/June issue of Skeptical Inquirer Magazine. Here's the primary conclusion: This paper will offer compelling evidence from…
Reason's review of a new book, Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, and the Making of History, by John Patrick Diggins makes a strong case that Reagan was no George W. Bush. The review was well-written and persuasive on several fronts. Diggins sets out to write an intellectual biography not just of…
Jane Fonda succeeded, using some rather unusual techniques. I've really enjoyed watching Colbert toy with his guests, but I've never before seen him fall so far out of character. BTW - It appears that Colbert's videos have been removed from sites like YouTube. Many of them are available at Colbert…
Check out Sony’s 1975 promo for Betamax. More specifically, this is a seven-minute vintage promotional video for the Sony Trinitron/Betamax console You probably know at least part of the Betamax story: Betamax, a superior video product, was beat out by VHS. I am sharing this video because it serves quite well as a…