Things have been piling up this week, and I’m just going to have to clean off the shelf labeled “Write About” lest I get buried:
Charlie Rangel has not been having a good year – even got his car towed from the Capitol. As much as it pains me to say it (I’ve always enjoyed his style), I wonder whether it might be getting time to call it a day.
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The RIAA attempts to create a black hole of irony by complaining that an opposing lawyer is engaging in sham litigation tactics.
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An interesting graphic comparison of the costs of firing a 20 year employee, sorted by country.
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Mike May shares an excellent analysis of what Lance Armstrong’s return to racing will mean to amateur racing. I think his observations about local sponsorship are spot on.
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Matthew Yglesias is gives us the most recent edition of explaining the perverse political incentives that result from the electoral college.
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Earlier this month, I wrote about Palin speechwriter/animal rights advocate (no, really) Matthew Scully. This fellow isn’t terribly impressed with Mr. Scully.
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283,000 newly registered voters in Virginia this year. That is good news for everyone.