I’m still going to stick with my contention that the key variables in claiming that Obama’s banal criticism of a Supreme Court opinion was somehow an “unprecedented” outrage are 1)President Obama, and 2)a Supreme Court decision the outraged parties strongly support on the merits. Read the rest of this entry »
By and large, progressives dont care so much about the QDR. This shouldnt be taken as an absolute statement; every progressive think tank has specialists on defense, there are many progressive journalists who take an interest in defense and security issues, and there are plenty of ordinary progressives who do think regularly about things like the QDR. I’m nevertheless confident, however, in the contention that defense wonkish types are found more often in conservative circles than progressive, that conservative organizations spend more time on defense issues than progressive organizations, and that typical, everyday Joe/Jill Conservative is more knowledgeable on defense and military issues than typical, everyday Joe/Jill Progressive. The central reason for this is not difficult to articulate; conservatives (at least in the current American construction of the term) are more likely to favor the use of force, are more likely to favor high defense budgets, are more likely to focus on military capability as a central component of American identity, and (statistically) are more likely to have served or know someone who has served in the military than are progressives.
Squidoo is relatively new but it has already gained a top spot. The internet marketers love it for its social aspect and the freedom which it gives to them. Sometimes the marketers lack the edge and Squidoo can provide you exactly that. You should never ignore this great internet marketing tool.
Few things are more entertaining to an academic than to watch two fellow academics go head to head over the meaning of “fellow academic.” Will one of those few things be the first episode of post-pilot Season One Caprica?. If you’re watching too an hour from now, leave your opinion below. Read the rest of this entry »
The market is mixed in early trading, after a stronger than expected GDP report is offset by more profit taking, earnings announcements, worries over China, and a general shift in market psychology away from outright bullishness.
Paul and I have compiled some examples of conservative academics arguing that Obama needs to be sent to Sally Quinn Reeducation Camp or something for disagreeing with an innovative constitutional doctrine just announced by a bare majority of the Court. At the time, though, I missed an even funnier argument, namely William Jacobson’s assertion that by criticizing the Court, Obama was threatening the rule of law itself:
Guest Post by: Osita Modozie
The use of paid survey is a legitimate way to make money online. Paid survey is simply a method of getting paid for your opinion. You will be doing surveys for big companies like coca cola, Nike, eBay, Google, MacDonald etc. This is a form of market research evaluation. The payment method for most paid survey sites is through paypal or check and it is usually done monthly. The way it pays can be survey done hourly or pay per survey taken. You are asked questions about their products which you use and you will need to provide answers to it. The answers can be in form of yes or no. You may be asked questions likehow many times do you drink coca cola in a month? What is favorite Nike shoe? And the rest of other questions. These companies distribute their surveys through third party companies and you should not expect to visit their sites to find the surveys to take them.
The market is trading lower again this morning, after Obama made some remarks that were again not too business friendly for American multinational corporations. Specifically, he proposed a tax on large businesses in America that do big business overseas. Unfortunately, all this would do is make our businesses less competitive in the global landscape.
Could this be any good?
The original falls comfortably into the “hopelessly flawed yet endlessly entertaining” category. I suppose that the biggest problem I have with the trailer is the implication that Gordon Gecko could actually be broke upon leaving prison… Read the rest of this entry »
I covered AAPL’s earnings conference call for TheStreet.com the other day. Here is a copy of my comments from after the call:
