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Quote: Originally Posted by TheGreatInstigator Edit: Chomsky? He seems like a no-brainer. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding the point of this list. what have you done for me lately?

Quote: Most of the US section is fairly predictable: Friedman, Zakaria, Gates, Easterly, Sachs, Krugman, HRC, Malcolm Gladwell, yada yada yada. No Nye, I guess. Dani Rodrik? Interesting that ALL the Kagans make the list. Although it is important that the list is "influential" and not based on positive effect (many have positives and negatives listed at the end of their profiles). Certainly the post-surge numbers has to some...

Quote: Originally Posted by TheHempKid So how do you guys think this will affect Obama's Political captial? Im seeing a tanking coming.. He didnt seem to make anyone happy at all I think he won't be able to pass LOST, and the world will end, like Zalmay Khalilzad told us it would. Political capital is such a great reason to do something.

Quote: Originally Posted by TheGreatInstigator I'm really not sure why you're getting upset over this. Paz Estenssoro left Sachs and Sánchez de Lozada to run the economy. Sachs drafted Supreme Decree 21060, and Sánchez de Lozada made sure it was implemented. Afterward, foreign consortia bought Bolivian mines and mothballed them, so that the world tin supply would fall and prices would go up. It killed Bolivia's biggest...

Quote: Originally Posted by Synergy Look: I am not getting upset over this. Sachs knows what he is doing: He successfully tackled the problem of Bolivian inflation by cutting government subsidies, handouts, and other market distortions. You yourself admit that inflation fell drastically when Bolivian government was reduced in size. That's all that counts. I don't understand why you feel it necessary to distort facts to fit your...

Five questions for Radley Balko Nov 28th 2009, 14:04 by The Economist | NEW YORK RADLEY BALKO is an award-winning investigative reporter who focuses on civil liberties and criminal justice. He is a senior editor at Reason magazine, where he writes a monthly column. He also writes a weekly column for Reason 's website and blogs at Hit & Run and The Agitator , his personal blog, which is a must-read for anyone with a healthy...

Quote: Originally Posted by brorlob If we pay 80 cents can we send troops in to take out congress too? Sir, that is sedition.

Movement Under Way in California to Ban Divorce Quote: Originally Posted by Linked Article By JUDY LIN, Associated Press Writer Til death do us part? The vow would really hold true in California if a Sacramento Web designer gets his way. In a movement that seems ripped from the pages of Comedy Channel writers, John Marcotte wants to put a measure on the ballot next year to ban divorce in California. The effort is meant to be a satirical...

Quote: Originally Posted by TheGreatInstigator Do you actually feel this way? Look, I'm a Democrat, and I'm glad that Democratic candidates are winning right now because I tend to agree with them on most policy issues. But as a voter, I'd like to have two (well, actually, I'd like to have more than two) candidates who would make good public office-holders and have a chance of winning their respective elections. I'm...

I wonder what someone like Terry would have to say about that.