Still in shock that Baron Davis opted out and left Golden State for the Clippers.
In the News:
Robert Samuelson, like Paul Krugman and the Economist, argues that the rise in food and oil prices is not due to speculators. The question is: wouldn’t rising prices stifle demand in developing countries such as India, China, Brazil, etc. when their respective populations are much poorer? The answer is that these countries all subsidize oil, crippling their finances in many cases (see India where the government is running a deficit of approximately 9.1% of its GDP).
In response to the Supreme Court’s Heller decision, the Atlantic Monthly reviews its own literature on gun control.
The Atlantic has a lengthy, but indepth profile on Rupert Murdoch and his impact on the Wall Street Journal.
Barack Obama pledges to expand Bush’s faith based programs. Somewhat of a surprise, but Obama’s trying to win the religious vote with evangelicals who seem a bit wary of John McCain. If Obama does get 40% of their vote then this election is over. I don’t have the link, but the Economist had a nice article explaining how Obama has moved to the center since the primary.
A rundown of the McCain-Clark debate over McCain’s military service in relationship to his qualifications as president.
THis may only interest me, but I’m pumped about new Iphone apps even if they will cost money.
Finally, the WTC memorial has been delayed again. Time uses the delay as a symbol of American inefficiency and sluggishness.
