Who are these ‘Elites’ McCain Keeps Talking About?

October 25, 2008 at 9:33 pm

Brian Williams interviewed Sarah Palin and John McCain the other night on the NBC nightly news. He asked about her definition of “terrorism” with respect to Bill Ayers and my favorite question: What is an “elite” and who is a member of the “elites”? Palin’s answer: People who think they’re […]

What Happened to Cause the Financial Crisis?

October 5, 2008 at 11:26 am

To paraphrase an NPR announcer I overheard this morning: A sure sign that a crisis is occurring is when you are trying to figure out things you never thought you’d care about. In the interest of “knowledge is power” and “knowing is half the battle,” I thought I’d post a […]