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Friday Link Salad
Mar. 4th, 2011 10:56 amBecause they keep accumulating:
A) From a conservative commentator, the virtues of not taking sides in the Egyptian and Libyan crises. Basically, the commentor supports Obama's policy of saying that: these crises are internal to their respective countries, the U.S. is not favoring or dictating particular outcomes, and the political fortunes of each country will be determined by the nations involved. In short - it ain't our fight.
B) Bill Gates is spending millions of private dollars to build new nuclear power plants. Here's what these plants will look like.
C) The blogger at "Gin and Tacos" notes that a lot of 'red' states are running out of water to drink. This includes Georgia. There are fixes, but those involve spending public money, which appears to cause politicians in those states to break out in a rash.
D) The link says it all: The Wisconsin Lie Exposed – Taxpayers Actually Contribute Nothing To Public Employee Pensions. It's all done via deferred compensation.
E) Yes, Virginia, the Ivy League loves America too: Harvard brings back ROTC to campus after 41 years.
F) Why high-speed trains make sense, done with graphs: It would still be much faster to take planes across the continent — but not between Boston and DC, or between SF and LA.
A) From a conservative commentator, the virtues of not taking sides in the Egyptian and Libyan crises. Basically, the commentor supports Obama's policy of saying that: these crises are internal to their respective countries, the U.S. is not favoring or dictating particular outcomes, and the political fortunes of each country will be determined by the nations involved. In short - it ain't our fight.
B) Bill Gates is spending millions of private dollars to build new nuclear power plants. Here's what these plants will look like.
C) The blogger at "Gin and Tacos" notes that a lot of 'red' states are running out of water to drink. This includes Georgia. There are fixes, but those involve spending public money, which appears to cause politicians in those states to break out in a rash.
D) The link says it all: The Wisconsin Lie Exposed – Taxpayers Actually Contribute Nothing To Public Employee Pensions. It's all done via deferred compensation.
E) Yes, Virginia, the Ivy League loves America too: Harvard brings back ROTC to campus after 41 years.
F) Why high-speed trains make sense, done with graphs: It would still be much faster to take planes across the continent — but not between Boston and DC, or between SF and LA.
