Daily Archives: March 15, 2002

Who did you say was running for Senate?

Tipper Gore in Tennessee (maybe), and Robert Ray in New Jersey. I’m gonna break my own rule about prognostication (which is: Always wait until the event you’re attempting to forecast has already occurred before making your pronouncements) and say there’s … Continue reading Continue reading

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The economics of discrimination

Jon Jerome has a long post about racism which stemmed from a conversation with a coworker. (Note: Jon’s been having some hosting problems, so try hitting Refresh if you get a “this page cannot be displayed” error.) He lays out … Continue reading Continue reading

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Responsibility and accountability

It was Houston-based law firm Vinson & Elkins’ turn to get spanked by the Tauzin Tribunal yesterday. As with executives at Enron and Arthur Andersen, they applied the we-know-nothing defense, which was about as well-received as Jeff Skilling’s last performance. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Krauthammer on Yates

Charles Krauthammer explains why he would have voted to acquit Andrea Yates. I don’t think you can say it any better than he does here. Continue reading

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