This post reminds us that racial profiling is not only unfair, it’s dangerous.
*Update: Take this story, for example. Is this guy out of his mind? I don’t know of any “taxi driving terrorist.” And even if there was one, it doesn’t mean that “faceless terrorists” driving around in taxis. There is a sub-current of […]

The Times Online is running a story about American soldiers who have deserted since the beginning of the Iraq war, and interviews two men, now living in Canada, about the reasons they put their freedom and futures at risk for the sake of their conscience.
“Soldiers were describing to me how they had beaten prisoners […]

The timing couldn’t be better - or worse - depending on if you’re a buyer or seller.
For those who aren’t familiar with Zillow, it’s a relatively new site, created by the founders of expedia.com, that provides analytics and data for the real estate market. It is designed for public consumption, and even though its […]

Jon Stewart on Target: USA

Energy has been on my mind, of late. A few forces have conspired to bring this subject to the center of my attention, with one of the most influential being the research I’ve encountered on Peak Oil.
For those who aren’t familiar with the subject, Peak Oil theory, known formally as Hubbert Peak theory, states […]