THINGS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED OVER THE LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND, if you were out, you know, having a life or something:
I interview Frank J. Fleming about his groundbreaking new book, Obama: The Greatest President in the History of Everything.
McCaskill calls for probe into smallpox vaccine no-bid contract involving major Obama donor.
The lily-white Occupy movement.
Why it’s still hard to hire, even when lots of people are jobless.
Americans’ weight gain, and what to do about it. Though the Obama Economy may have everyone losing weight soon. . . .
Higher Education Bubble Update: Special Tom-Friedman-Call-Your-Office Edition.
Parents Sue D.A. for Charging Their 6-Year-Old Son With a Felony After He Played Doctor With a 5-Year-Old Girl. Politics seem to be involved.
Kickstarter: Guatemala’s Lost Photos.
Climategate 2: What was going on in the East Anglia coverup. Plus, Climategate scientists DID collude with government officials to hide research that didn’t fit their apocalyptic global warming.
British Foreign Office prepares for riots in Europe if Euro collapses.
Crony Capitalism, in China and in the United States.
Are guns a better investment than gold?
Obama: Basketball as Pakistan unravels.
Public intellectuals’ jealousy of people with money, and the policy recommendations that produces.
12 Charged With Voter Fraud In Georgia Election. You have to read pretty far into the story to find out which party.
Accountability: NY Fed Issues Mea Culpa That Nobody Saw at 6PM on Black Friday. “In a report released on Black Friday around 6 PM, when nobody is around, let alone paying attention, except for crazy people like me, the NY Fed posted a mea culpa on just how lousy its economic forecasts have been.”
Arab Spring not looking so spring-y.
Smart meters wreaking havoc with home electronics.
Body armor designed for civilians.
College Savings Drop Off As More Parents Feel Pinched.
Stimulus Fail: The CBO Quietly Downgrades Obama’s $825 Bil Stimulus. It was always just a money-laundering operation.