Blog First They Came for the Toilets… By: Richard Morrison 01/31/2007 The state of California is poised to claim yet another feather for its environmental-pioneer cap with a proposed ban on the sale of incandescent…
Blog Let Them Eat Flan By: Richard Morrison 01/31/2007 American Public Radio’s Marketplace Morning Report has yet another report today on how U.S. demand for corn to make into ethanol is causing a…
Blog First they came for the skeptics… By: Iain Murray 01/31/2007 So the IPCC report that’s going to be released on Friday isn’t gloomy enough, eh? It will find less projected temperature rise and less…
Blog Did it play in Peoria? By: Fran Smith 01/30/2007 President Bush in Peoria, IL today gave one of two speeches scheduled on the economy (the next will be in NYC tomorrow). He addressed…
Blog How to Bury the Lede By: Iain Murray 01/30/2007 Are you an aspiring journalist for Reuters? If so, you need to know how to “bury the lede,” which is insider journo-talk for ignoring the…
Blog Piggies going to market By: Iain Murray 01/30/2007 There is a respectable, if (we feel) incorrect, case to be made for the idea of raising taxes to lower demand for an activity or…
