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» Civic Literacy Quiz
An interesting (right-leaning) quiz about basic civics.
Coming in with a Bang
From ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper:“Democratic sources tell ABC News that President-elect Obama’s transition team is working with lawmakers on Capitol Hill so that on Obama’s first day in office, Jan. 20, 2009, an economic stimulus package has passed both houses of Congress and is awaiting his signature.”
Nov 21
A Headline for the Age
“As a new bout of fear gripped the financial markets, stocks fell sharply again, and the credit markets seized up as confidence in the nation’s financial system ebbed.” New York Times, 11/21/08
Nov 18
» "Score Another One for Putin"
An exceptionally good article in the Times’ Play Magazine (now suddenly, sadly defunct) about the rise of major pro sports in Russia, a movement driven by Vladimir Putin.
Nov 17
» Garrison Keillor, America the cool | Salon
Via native son Garrison Keillor, Salon throws some love toward the good ol’ Midwest. Not only is one of our own going to occupy the White House in 60-some days, but we kept well clear of that Prop 8 nonsense.
» My Family, My Bank Holding Company
A great jokey post about reorganizing one’s family as a bank holding company to get some of that sweet, sweet federal bailout money.
Nov 16
» Bathroom Art
A fascinating illustrated lolk at the process followed by the artist Christoph Niemann as he tries to decorate his bathroom.
“ There was a sensed of emotion that I could see in people’s faces and — and in my mother-in-law’s face. You know, I mean, you — you think about Michelle’s mom, who grew up — on the west and south sides of Chicago. Who worked so hard to help Michelle get to where she is, her brother to — be successful. She was sitting next to me, actually, as we were watching returns. And she’s like my grandmother was, sort of a no-fuss type of person. And suddenly she just kind of reached out and she started holding my hand, you know. Kind of squeezing it. And you had this sense of, well, what’s she thinking? For a black woman who grew up in the 50s, you know, in a segregated Chicago, to watch her daughter become first lady of the United States. I think there was that sense across the country. And not unique to African-Americans.
— “Obama Mixes the Personal and Political on ‘60 Minutes” on The Caucus Blog at NYTimes.com
Nov 15
“ I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity.
NASDAQ: 2008 = 1997
From James Surowiecki’s blog in the New Yorker:
“Here’s a fairly amazing market statistic for you: right now, the Nasdaq is below where it was on July 15, 1997. Eleven and a half years of incredibly volatile stagnation.”
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Nov 11
» "For South, a Waning Hold on National Politics"
Good news: the South’s hold over national politics has faded, and is changing from the rurally-driven conservatism that’s prevailed since the Dixiecrats to a more American suburban centrism that is well aligned with Democratic values.
Nov 10
» Surviving Veterans of World War I
Just… wow.
