Bernanke's Mountain

Timely article from NYTMag about how fed chairman Ben Bernanke's handling the incoming (or underway) recession.

Be Not Afraid

Here is one campaign I can get behind - stop being afraid on my behalf. The fear of terrorism is way overblown and is making the economy inefficient (just take a look at our airports). Lets stop focusing on the very unlikely attack scenarios and instead work on making local government and security better. And lets support politicians who espouse non-interventionist foreign policies.

Traffic Simulation

I always wanted to do a project like this - would be hours of fun while driving to Tahoe.

US Today Compared to the Ottoman Empire

Niall Ferguson makes the case that the current US indebtedness is moving cash flows to Asia, and is an indicator of decline of the empire.