Daily Archives: March 27, 2009

Freeman Dyson: Civil heretic

Laila, meet Freeman (“all the fuss about global warming is grossly exaggerated”)Dyson… IT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO that Dyson began publicly stating his doubts about climate change. Speaking at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range … Continue reading

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State sovereignty

Don’t think that Colorado, with our present leadership, will be jumping on the state sovereignty bandwagon anytime soon. Just as California under President Bush asserted itself on issues ranging from gun control to medical marijuana, a motley cohort of states … Continue reading

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More Boulder global warming groupthink

From a University of Colorado student concerned about the effects of global warming on hers and future generations. My name is Laila and I am an Environmental Studies Major at the University of Colorado at Boulder. As a student who … Continue reading

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United States heath care sucks…

It’s not even debatable anymore. IBD steps up to the plate and defends some good things about our present health care system. They aren’t saying it’s good or great, or doesn’t need fixing, just that it does many things better … Continue reading

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Have 401k’s failed?

Glenn Reynolds does a good job of framing the debate. Probably the only traditional type asset available to “joe investor” that has done ok are fixed and indexed annuities. Of course, these are all insurance products. Can you say “AIG”?

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