Kudos to Krugman!
Paul Krugman, the Princeton University scholar and The New York Times columnist, won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect trade patterns and the location of economic activity.
[...]The 55-year-old American economist was the lone winner of the 10 million kronor ($1.4 million) award and [...]
Archive for October 13th, 2008
Krugman Wins Nobel Prize for Economics
Posted in Economy and Business on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Every Child Left Behind
Posted in Bush Administration, Education, tagged drop-out rate, Education, every child left behind, failed education on October 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Take a look at this article.
Across the nation, far more schools failed to meet the federal law’s testing targets than in any previous year, according to new state-by-state data. And in California and some other states, the problem traces in part to the fact that officials chose to require only minimal gains in the first [...]
Sarah Palin Cleared of Wrongdoing, Only in Her Mind
Posted in 2008 Elections, Criminality, tagged 2008 Elections, Branchflower, delusions, Sarah Palin, Todd Palin, Troopergate, two-for-one on October 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I simply do not know where to begin with Sarah Palin’s delusional notion that she was cleared of any wrongdoing in Troopergate.
“Well, I’m very very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing,” Palin said, “any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that.”
That’s just not [...]





