All Blog Posts (Page 22)

Feb 16, 2009
Zoon Politikon

Calling a spade a spade, and progressivism progressivism

Nate Silver posts a spot-on take on populism vs. progressivism: Populism is not...a cogent political philosophy unto itself. Franklin Roosevelt, ..., Sarah Palin, Ronald Reagan, Adolf Hitler, Hugo Chavez, ..., Bill Clinton, Ross Perot, Newt Gingr...

Feb 15, 2009
Photography

Pinned

Day 45 of 365

Feb 15, 2009
Photography

Pinned Out-takes

Normally, I’ll take between 20 and 150 photos for every 365 picture I post. Yesterday, with Pinned, was really no exception. Here are two of my favorite out-takes from the self-portrait shoot.

Feb 13, 2009
News

Peanut Corporation of America to Liquidate - NYTimes.com

The government is working on a criminal investigation into the case, and more than a dozen civil lawsuits have been filed. This week, the Peanut Corporation’s president, Stewart Parnell, repeatedly refused to answer questions before the House Ener...

Feb 11, 2009
iPhone

ReadWriteWeb: Radar "Innovative"

Outside.in's new iPhone application Radar (not to be confused with the photo-sharing iPhone app also called Radar) delivers location-based content including news, blog posts, and tweets to your iPhone. Once installed, the app will geo-locate you u...

Feb 11, 2009
Zoon Politikon

Boo-Motherfuckin'-Hoo

Chafing under new scrutiny and limits on executive paychecks, many big banks are deciding that they've had quite enough of Uncle Sam and want to give the bailout money back as soon as possible. You get the sense we shouldn't have treated them so b...