Line O’ the Day:
“And, with a few very mild exceptions, Obama — since he was inaugurated — has affirmatively embraced one radical secrecy doctrine after the next that used to be controversial among Democrats (back when Bush used them).” – Glenn Greenwald, Obama Threatens to Veto Greater Intelligence Oversight [Salon]
“One Republican leader after the next stood up yesterday to depict the health care bill as a grave threat to democracy because it was enacted in the face of disapproval from a majority of Americans...Of course, these are the same exact people who spent years funding the Iraq War without end and without conditions even in the face of extreme public opposition, which consistently remained in the 60-65% range.” – Glenn Greenwald, The GOP’s Newfound Love of Public Opinion [Salon]
Best of the Best:
- The Inevitable Depersonalization of Medicine [Mises Blog]
- Unemployment Bet: Mish vs. Bryan Caplan at the Library of Economics and Liberty Blog [Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis]
- Star Wars Burlesque: Tatooine-Styled Shenanigans at the Bordello [LA Weekly]
- How a $500 Craigslist Car Beat $400K Rally Racers [Jalopnik]
- How Politics Caused Fiscal Disaster [David Stockman via Minyanville]
- Dead Wrestler of the Week: Andre the Giant [The Masked Man via Deadspin]
- India Deploys World’s Hottest Chilli to Fight Terrorism [The Guardian]
- This Animal Can Live Forever [Gamma Squad]
- Is Corot-9b Cool Enough to be Earth-2? [io9]
- Overdose of Socialism [Dr. Miguel Faria, The New American via The Web Archive, June 21, 1999]
- Zbigniew Brzezinski: How Jimmy Carter and I Started the Mujahideen [The Austrian Economists and Le Nouvel Observateur]
- The Biggest Greek CDS Speculator Has Been Uncovered – Culprit Is…Greek State-Controlled Hellenic Post Bank! [Zero Hedge]
- Bernanke Wants to End Reserve Requirements Completely: Does it Matter? What Chaos will Result? [Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis]
- The Real Arithmetic of Health Care Reform [Douglas Holtz-Eakin via New York Times]
The Remains:
- Obama Pays More than Buffett as U.S. Risks AAA Rating [Bloomberg]
- Has Germany Just Killed the Dream of a European Superstate? [Telegraph]
- Grisly Find in Mexico: Dismembered Police Officers [MSNBC]
- Baby Boys Who Have a Nanny “Turn Into Womanisers” [Telegraph]
- A Big Win for Obama but at What Cost? [New York Times]
- For Consumers, Clarity on Health Care Changes [New York Times]
- Pope’s Letter Does Little to Assuage Irish Anger [New York Times]
- Lehman’s Disease, Dissected [New York Times]
- Today in Sports Endurance Achievements: Three-Minute Hockey Fight [Deadspin]
- Chicago Cubs: This is the Golden Age [Deadspin]
- Nationally Renown NFL Columnist Says Dumb Things, and We Make Fun of Him [Monday Morning Punter via KSK]
- The Preakness Promise: You Will Get Hammered on the Infield This Year [Deadspin]
- How to Tap a Fucking Keg [Abe Sauer via Deadspin]
- Is the NBA Ready for Another Insane Billionaire Owner? [Dashiell Bennett via Deadspin]
- Toronto Blue Jays: the End of Clarence [Will Leitch via Deadspin]
- In the Real World Series of Poker, the Stakes are Default of Sovereign Debt [J.S. Kim via Seeking Alpha]
- Next Big Issue? Social Security Pops Up Again [New York Times]
- Rio Tinto Workers Admit Accepting Bribes in China [New York Times]
- IRS to Serve as Health Enforcer but Lacks Authority to Enforce [Fox News]
- Video Clips of SyFy Original Movies [Unreality]
- Getting US in Line for ObamaCare and Medical Rationing [Guest Post by Dr. Miguel Faria via GOPUSA]
- SETI Founder Explains How to Create a Galactic Internet [io9]
- The Mysterious Stone Spheres of Costa Rica [io9]
- A Moth that has Evolved to Breath Underwater [io9]
- The Dark Cities [io9]
- The Rising Tide of Foreclosures [Wealth Daily via Seeking Alpha]
- Geithner: Barney Frank is Wrong! Fannie and Freddie DO have a Blank Check from Uncle Sam [Tech Ticker via Yahoo!]
- Criminal Questioning of a Border Guard [Disloyal Opposition]
- Corporate Diversity Programs Still Suck [Reason]
- Will Courts Strike Down ObamaCare? Don’t bet on it [Liberty Papers]
- Man Returns Home for His Wallet to Find Squatters [BBC News]
- Is Racism the Heart of the Tea Party Movement? [Reason]
- Update on the U.S. Credit Situation [Erwan Mahe via Seeking Alpha]
- Don’t Take Chinese Growth for Granted [Cook503 via Seeking Alpha]
- Health Care Fight All Over but the Shouting and Double-Counting [Tech Ticker via Yahoo!]
- Government, Free Markets and Healthcare [Jon's Political Ramblings (12/20/2007)]
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