This piece of advice from Rex at Savage Minds pretty much holds true for all of life: There is just nothing like meeting someone in person to assess, in flash, whether or not they are actually The Shit. But he’s speaking specifically about how to navigate the whirlwind of conferences. And he’s spot on, which…Continue Reading…
I’m currently moving to a new and better comment system, which means all the site’s comments (from the last year) are now migrating to the new place. But it’s taking a little while. All comments will reappear within the next half hour or so. I hope this makes for more readable threads. **UPDATE** All comments…Continue Reading…
Goes to this post on McCain’s killer campaign ad. Yeah, he’s been running away from cap and trade, but that doesn’t take away from the head.
It starts. I’m convinced that Joe Romm will not go down without a fight. He will, to paraphrase a famous term from a far more socially divisive chapter in American history, destroy the climate debate to save it. You think I exaggerate? Check out his post today, in which Romm finally acknowledges that enviros are…Continue Reading…
Population has long been the third rail of environmental discourse. So while a lot of people are rightly incredulous at Rush Limbaugh’s ugly rant against Andy Revkin’s suggestion that people should perhaps be rewarded for having less children, I can’t say that I’m all that shocked by it. Really. First of all, this is Limbaugh…Continue Reading…
So let’s say you’re in jail for a crime you never committed. After six years of incarceration, a judge hears your case and decides you’re innocent. But the prison warden objects. He says maybe you were innocent once, but after rubbing elbows 24/7 with hardened criminals behind bars, maybe it’s best you stay put. As…Continue Reading…