Here is an excellent series of Apollo 11 pictures that were sent my way. They cover before the launch, to the launch, to the return. Really well done.
Forty Years Ago Today We Took Off For the Moon
It is still incredible that we went to the moon — and returned our people safely home. This is an achievement to be celebrated both in itself and for what it represents — that we are a society that is willing to do big, bold things. Here is a short recap and some photos (via […]
The Housing Boom and Bust
Thomas Sowell’s new book, The Housing Boom and Bust, would be worth a read by those wanting to learn more about the housing bust and its role in the current financial crisis. From the Amazon product description: This is a plain-English explanation of how we got into the current economic disaster that developed out of […]
On The Declaration of Independence
With the fourth of July coming up, it’s a good time to review the Declaration of Independence. The Two Best Paragraphs in the Declaration The first two paragraphs in the document give you an entire philosophy of government in themselves: When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve […]
Phantom Traffic Jams Explained
From Fast Company: “A team of MIT mathematicians has developed a model that describes how and under what conditions such jams form, which could help road designers minimize the odds of their formation.”
Fast Company's 13 Most Creative Cities in the World
Fast Company has an interesting, short slideshow of the 13 most creative cities in the world. Some of the cities on here were surprising.
The Rate of the Earth's Curvature
The rate of the earth’s curvature is about 8 inches per mile. At least, that’s what the globe I have in my office here says. That’s interesting.
Thomas Sowell on Learning from Other Countries
In his latest column, Thomas Sowell points out that learning from other countries does not simply mean imitating them, as many who call for America to be “more European” imply, but often means learning from their mistakes: People who say that we should learn from other countries seem to have in mind that we should […]
Obama's Unmeasurable Metric
The Wall Street Journal has a good editorial on Obama’s claim that his stimulus has “saved or created” 150,000 jobs so far, and that he will ramp up spending to create another 600,000 more this summer. The problem is that it is impossible to measure the number of jobs “saved.” Economist Gregory Mankiw calls this […]
When You Raise Taxes on the Rich, Everyone Pays
From the Townhall blog: Here’s what the President hopes nobody realizes: Raising taxes has consequences for everyone — and most of them are bad. Yet another example: If the Obama tax plan goes through, Microsoft intends to move some of its jobs out of this country. Yesterday, I wrote about the ugly unintended consequences for regular Americans of […]
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