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Earth Day: Book 1
In the beginning Great Spirit created clean air and Gaia. And Gaia was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And Great Spirit moved…
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eBook Business: iPad, Kindle, Nook, etc.
Traditional publishing is screwy. Book makers set a cover price, say $25. They sell that book at half that to bookstores; which nets publishers $12.50. Publishers give authors about 15…
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Goldman Sachs, Bubbles, Global Warming, and Statistics
Matt Taibbi's article on Goldman Sachs, "The Great American Bubble Machine" is up and should be read (you'll have already seen it if you homepage, as you should, Arts &…
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Obama: “Thank me!”
Obamacare. Thank you, sir! May I have another! $800 billion "stimulus" spending. Thank you, sir! May I have another! Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; Wise Latinas on the bench; SCHIP…
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Randomness is a Matter of Information
How many pads of paper do I have on my desk right now? How many books are on my shelves this minute? You don't know the answer to any of…
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The Share of Income Taxes by Rich and Poor
We last reported on this in October, but since then the IRS has released the 2007 data, the latest available. It's tax day. Celebrate! It's still more than likely that…
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What’s New at WMBriggs.com
Guest posts There are a couple of guest posts in the queue, and more would be welcome. Since our readership is, by definition, highly intelligent, perceptive, and learned anything they…
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Newsweek: Priests Abuse at Same Rate as Non-Priests?
Newsweek (hat tip to Hot Air) writes, "The priesthood is being cast as the refuge of pederasts. In fact, priests seem to abuse children at the same rate as everyone…