State-by-state breakdown of per capita spending — state by state — from the $825 billion Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Compare that map to this one from the WSJ showing the change in unemployment over the past year.
About That Free Denny’s Grand Slam Breakfast (Today Only)
Good luck… — WTMJ radio reports an hour's wait for a table at a Denny's in Wauwatosa, Wisc. — WJXX radio in Jacksonville, Fla., says managers at one spot on Atlantic Boulevard report as much business as on Christmas Day. They expect more than 800 people to dive in. The radio reports that some students are skipping first hour of … Read More
History Lesson
What Republicans faced in 1932: a desperately unpopular GOP ex-president; a new, ambitious Democratic president whom large numbers of people believed could do no wrong; tired veterans of the past decade at the helm in both chambers; an economic meltdown for which they were blamed; and a depressing want of bodies. How did they respond? By challenging FDR's economic stimulus … Read More
The Day The Music Died
50 years ago today, if you didn't know already.
How Can We Miss You If You Don’t Leave?
I never understood the phenomenon of Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher aka "Joe The Plumber". I don't understand why he was touted by McCain and Palin as the typical American, as if that was supposed to impress the typical American (who need only look in a mirror to see a "typical American"). And clearly, Joe the Plumber didn't impress the typical American. … Read More
“Sully” Sullenberger Is Too Good To Be True
First, he makes an incredible landing in the icy waters of the Hudson, saving over 150 lives. As the passengers escape, he walks up and down the aisles of the watersoaked 747, making sure everyone got out. He is the last one to leave the plane. Hero? You bet. But now, he's just becoming a little too saintly. Captain Chesley … Read More
PreCalculus For Christians
A series of math books published by the Bob Jones University Press is virtually guaranteed to make students stupider. Exhibit A is Precalculus For Christian Schools: "A line can be described either by its slope (a ratio) or by its inclination (an angle). These terms describe the deviation from the horizontal, but the word inclination also has a non-mathematical meaning. … Read More