A Comic for Geeks and other Rationalists
Here's a simple commentary on claims by faith: (Click to see the original in situ) From the online comic series XKCD, a strip for those who know emacs from God, and also those who can't tell them apart.
Dan Smolin asks whether you are a victim of investment pornography.
Dan Smolin writes some persuasive posts on the topic of investing. I'm categorizing this post under "snake oil" because of a point that Smolin repeatedly makes: that virtually every investment professional's claim that he/she can help you beat the market is false. Dan often does a Q&A. Here's a…
There might not be a “plausible” way out of this country’s financial mess.
There might not be a plausible way out of our country's financial mess. That's the opinion of Kevin Phillips, a former republican strategist who works as an economics commentator. What are the main problems? [P]hony Washington statistics and warped market measurements make it doubly hard to tell. The federal Consumer…
Prayer fails again
In a tragic story from my own state of Wisconsin, an 11-year-old girl died last week because her parents trusted God to heal her. The parents apparently didn't realize that their child had diabetes, so they never sought medical help. Instead, they prayed. Though not reported in the StarTribune article,…
Gasoline and Iraq
Price Of Oil Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant Our Saudi Friends Keefe, The Denver Post Tanking Economy Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner Iraq Milestone 4000 Brian Fairrington, Cagle Cartoons McCain and the Iraq War Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant