The Wall St vs. Main St analogy is getting really tired. How about Wall St vs. the rest of the country?

The bank down the street from us, on Main St actually, put up a big new sign this week, "ALL DEPOSITS FULLY INSURED!"

"And I can't believe there are still people who aren't registered [to vote] ... Years from now when we're driving around in our electric cars, we should still make them pay $12 for gas ( Read more... )

WSJ has an article on "How Your Taxes Will Fare Under Obama, McCain." They show a chart that starts at a household income of $80,000. For those not in tune with income distribution in the U.S., only about 25% of the households in the country make more than $80K. So I guess they figured the 75% of the households who make less than $80K per year aren ( Read more... )

the Crimson pointed to an econ prof's 9/15 blog entry ( Read more... )

The WSJ just announced that "Republican candidate John McCain plans to introduce the Alaska governor to heads of state at the opening of the U.N. General Assembly, although specific names weren’t yet firmed up. 'The meetings will give her some exposure and experience with foreign leaders,' the strategist said. 'It’s a great idea.'"Some of the ( Read more... )

The BBC has a fascinating graphic of campaign donations broken down by industry and candidate (at the bottom of the page). The only industries that gave more to McCain than Obama? Retirees, oil/gas, and insurance.

The industries that gave to Obama leaps and bounds over McCain? Lawyers, education, and health professionals.

anti-intellectualism in American life, and more

This article is particularly interesting in light of the book I'm reading, John Adams by McCullough, in which Adams repeatedly stresses the importance of proper education to ensure the future of an enlightened, prosperous, and free nation.

Boston Bike Film Festival

disspointed in Obama's vote

some of our colleagues at the University of Iowa posted these photos of the flooded campus:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/uinews/show/with/2593855716/