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A Good Week For Blogging
Both John Robb and Phil have kind words. Kawasaki dropped by. Made it onto Tanji’s roll. Thanks all. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
On DailyKos
Barnett opines on the bullying nature of DailyKos. Some quick thinking: The search for the lowest common denominator creates constant pressure for this kind of partisanship. Scale down the group and that pressure would be alleviated as more esoteric commonalities would be … Continue reading
Impact Of Iraq
Mother Jones– A slamdunk compilation of facts and figures regarding Iraq – The rate of terrorist attacks around the world by jihadist groups and the rate of fatalities in those attacks increased dramatically after the invasion of Iraq. Globally there … Continue reading
RIAA + College
AP – This is an excellent way to alienate most of the core of music industry – Cracking down on college students, the music industry is sending thousands more complaints to top universities this school year than it did last … Continue reading
Healthcare – $4.1T by 2016
Forbes – 20% of GDP – Federal forecasters predict that US health-care spending will double by 2016, to $4.1 trillion per year. “They’re trying to deflect costs onto other parties,” she said. “What we really need is a transformation of … Continue reading