> So, you may have heard (by reading the NY Times article this past Sunday) about some of Sarah Palin’s secretive practices as mayor of Wasila and governor of Alaska. One of the interesting tidbits was that she used a private email address to conduct official government business (as some in the current Bush administration…
>From chartjunk (a blog dedicated to eradicating bad charts, named after a term Edward Tufte coined): They have redone the Washington Post’s chart which compares the Obama and McCain tax plans. Rightly pointing out that the top two brackets represent only 1%, but yet get around 20% of the physical chart. Their chart is more…
> Ok, a break from the political rage, for a little fun, courtesy of Waxy Links, my favorite one stop for everything cool but not yet popular on the web:Check this out from CollegeHumor:Translation of a freestyle rap battle See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. It is not really necessary to watch…
> For those of you (I think maybe 3 or 4 of my friends read this) who do any sort of political action or Obama-related advocacy, I think this is a useful tool.http://obamataxcut.comYou could also, put in your own yearly income, family’s filing status, etc, and check out what an Obama presidency would be worth…
> I just can’t resist posting this one, there is a document obtained by the Washington Independent (I know, I’ve never heard of them either) that has Palin’s handwriting announcing an earmark with pride. You can read about this theme in her past at the ultra-liberal, angry left bazaar that is the Daily Kos, they…
> My theory: McCain is sick of running for President, dealing with the Rovians, dealing with an increasingly less enamored press corps, and running against Barack Obama. You may have heard about his recent interview with Time magazine, which you can read (McCain’s prickly TIME interview) but listening to it is also available (the MP3)I…
> Here are some great quotes from the convention, in case you were busy preparing for classes and missed all the speeches. Just a few of my favorites: “People who live in seven houses shouldn’t throw stones” – Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) “You know, it was once said of the first George Bush that he was…
>What I have always wanted when we go into San Francisco, is an easily readable topographical map. This is a reasonably good start… except note that basically, most of the city is barely walkable. This is from some guy named Lee Byron… mashing up some different maps.Here is his site, and the large version of…
>Nas’ new video about Fox News (Sly Fox). I don’t think I would have ever heard the above line, but it is there, and other good ones too.
>Video interview from Harry Frankfurt – author of “On Bullshit”This interview is two tweed jacket academic talking heads, sitting in front of stacks of books, talking about bullshit.Both hilarious and insightful.http://www.pupress.princeton.edu/video/frankfurt/
