I'm feeling it today because The New York Times' Maureen Dowd got caught plagiarizing Talking Points Memo Josh Marshall. Here are the odds on Dowd's punishment: Termination of employment: 1 million to 1 Unpaid suspension of two weeks or more: 500 to 1 Unpaid suspension of less than two weeks: 300 to 1 A "clarification" […]
I finally got around to listening to NPR's Intelligence Squared debate on whether Washington or Wall Street is more to blame for the financial crisis. You can follow the link to listen to the debate yourself. What I found particularly amusing was a line by Niall Ferguson who represented the side blaming Washington. His opponents […]