Monthly Archives: April 2011
Oil Will Never Run Out
I’m not enough of a chemist or biologist or geologist to really comment intelligently, but in the west it’s difficult to run across explanations of the inorganic theory of the origins of hydrocarbons, like $100+ per barrel oil. So I … Continue reading
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Calm Before The Storm
It’s been all quiet on the financial crisis front lately. Eye of the storm? Notes Chris Martenson over at Zero Hedge: There are two entirely, completely, utterly different narratives at play here. One of them is that the economy is … Continue reading
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Two Pleas
…being discussed in the blawgosphere in two different, very well written and thoughtful posts by two different lawyers: Scott Greenfield and Norm Pattis. Most of the time, defendants plead guilty to lesser charges even when cases are “defensible”, as CDL’s … Continue reading
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Rhetoric
Over at Simple Justice, Mark Bennett weighs in on the subject of online anonymity in the comments section: “Those who want it otherwise—who wish that their anonymous arguments would bear the same weight as the arguments of those who have … Continue reading
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Prosecute The Banksters?
Elliot Spitzer is onboard: “”Anderson, before I sued, went after Merrill Lynch, which was the first case we filed many years back, I was told by their lawyer — this is a direct quote — “Be careful, we have powerful … Continue reading
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This Is So Cool
I don’t know how you dance like that at all, let alone on roller skates.
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Killing The Frog Slowly – Raising The Debt Limit
Everybody knows the metaphor: you toss a live frog into a pot of boiling water he will just jump out; you put him in temperate water and slowly bring it to a boil, he’ll just stay there until he is … Continue reading
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The Strategic Significance Of Bahrain
Here’s a former CIA official, now engaged in truth telling for profit, describing the almost inexplicable importance of Bahrain. I post this because it echoes a few posts (e.g., here and here) I had earlier dealing with the question of … Continue reading
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Zeitgeist
I’ve heard about the film and seen clips. Some of it seems off the wall to me, but I have to say the creator seems very intelligent. Here’s an interview from RT:
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Random Thoughts From The Blogroll
We get the government we deserve, and the justice system we deserve. When jurors treat government allegations with skepticism, like they are supposed to, rather than going along with them because the the government is the 800 pound gorilla and … Continue reading
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Sidney Lumet, RIP
He directed a lot of great films, such as “Serpico” and “The Verdict”, many of which made a difference because they spoke to universal experiences of conscience and conflict. He lived a long and full life, and according to the … Continue reading
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