Links for you. Science:
Electronic faucets hinder, not help, hospital infection control
Genetics journal reveals dark past
Tuesday Crustie: What a happy lad since the day he lost his strings
Drama on the sidewalk
Other:
Taxing China's Assets: How to Increase U.S. Employment Without Launching a Trade War (must-read)
Dodging Bad CEOs
The Republicans' Really Thin Gruel
Braun: Expert with ties to N.J. says if pensions aren't protected, nation will suffer
Newly leaked documents show the ongoing travesty of Guantanamo
WikiLeaks: The Uses of Guantánamo
There is no Democratic Jesus
Benjamin Wallace-Wells's Paul Krugman Profile Is Up... (smartest thing I've read about Krugman's profile)
More like this
Paul Krugman's feature in the New York Times covers it all. If you haven't familiarized yourself with the subject, then find 15 minutes to read it.
There's been a lot of talk about the Newsweek article on economist Paul Krugman. But this part seems particularly relevant:
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Our man in Chicago turned me on to Charlie Stross. Little did I
know, Stross' writings have become something of a sensation in the
academic world.
One of the first blogs I read was Crooked
What would Jesus cut?
You've got to be kidding!
Remember the story of the loaves and fishes? Jesus would feed the people.
And, lo and behold, we have just such a cornucopia. The Federal gov't can create as much money as we need. What looks like a deficiency is enough for everybody. :)