Friday, June 30, 2006

Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma--Bad Fact I

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On page 38, as part of a discussion comparing the state of agriculture post-World War I to now, Mr. Pollan says that in 1920 only 257 tracto...
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Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma--Enjoy with Care

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For some reason Mr. Pollan rubs me the wrong way, so I've troubled to try to doublecheck some of the information in his Omnivore's D...

Krauthammer Gets One Right

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I don't usually agree with Charles Krauthammer but today's column, Amnesty for Insurgents? Yes. gets it right: "Reconciliation...
Thursday, June 29, 2006

Floods and Rain

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Reston got a lot of rain recently. Our rain gauge is in our garden plot and holds 5". We emptied it twice when it was full and again ...

Wikipedia and Self-righteousness

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I've started to get into Wikipedia , the encyclopedia. Several years ago when the "wiki" concept first got a bit of press I l...
Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Best Use of Money--A Distressing Liberal

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I'm pleased with the Buffett/Gates story. (Andrew Carnegie, whose Gospel of Wealth was mentioned in some stories, was raised a Presbyte...
Monday, June 26, 2006

Quiz--Which Story Belongs to Which Paper?

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Quiz: One of these stories is on today's NYTimes front page; the other on the Washington Times front page. Which is which? " Amid...
Saturday, June 24, 2006

Media Must Help the GWOT

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Power Line is, as usual, absolutely right with respect to the latest Times article on the Bush administration tracking money transfers: ...
Friday, June 23, 2006

Fighting the Last War

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Haven't read the new Ron Suskind book but the reviews stimulate me to a defense of the Bush administration. First, we should remember t...

Overconfidence is a disadvantage in war, finds study

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From the New Scientist - Overconfidence is a disadvantage in war, finds study : "A further analysis showed that people with higher sel...