Archive for November, 2005
Excellent Explanation of Oil Markets
DJ Drummond, over at Polipundit has written a fantastic entry on the economics of oil. I’ve written on this subject in the past, but Drummond really did a fine job of covering a lot of the details of why the oil prices fluctuate. Also, there’s a great chart showing the inflation adjusted prices of gasoline [...]
100 Million Missing Women?
While persusing the website of one of the authors of Freakanomics, I found an interesting article from Slate by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt. The article tells of the work of Emily Oster in studying the problem of the “missing women” in Southeast Asia. The hypothesis of the missing women is that, given [...]
Michelle Malkin’s New Book – Unhinged
Michelle Malkin has a new book, Unhinged: Exposing Liberals Gone Wild. It’s on my short list of books I really want to read. Malkin points out: “It’s not Republicans taking chainsaws to Democrat campaign signs and running down political opponents with their cars. It’s not conservatives burning Democrats in effigy, defacing war memorials, and supporting [...]
Alito Nomination Showdown Begins
Nearly 24 hours after news of the Alito nomination emerged, we’ve had a little time to see what the reaction is going to be. As usual, the Democrats fail to offer the same respect and deference to the President’s nomination that the Republicans gave to Democrat presidents. When a Democrat president nominates someone for a [...]