video

A quick note for those subscribing via the free daily e-mail newsletter. I am looking signing up new readers via FeedBurner as the service has improved dramatically. If you are using FeedBlitz, please unsubscribe and subscribe instead to…

Back at ya, Captain Kirk See Shatner’s reading of Palin here and of Levi Johnston here. (video embedded above) Oh and if you want a little TJ Hooker action, here it is too.

Today is the first anniversary of Bernie Madoff's scam of the century which defrauded investors out of tens of billions. The former fund manager and head of NASDAQ who ran the world's largest ever financial fraud seems to be a hit in prison…

How To Make The World's Easiest $1 Billion (This is how to start a bank) BBC News - China's economic recovery gathers pace Treasury Yield Curve Steepest Since at Least 1980 After Auction - Bloomberg.com Recession Elsewhere,…

Yesterday, I linked out to a Gallup poll which detailed self-reported average daily spending by income bracket.  The poll showed wealthy Americans reporting a 14% fall in spend in November while middle- and lower-income Americans…

Knowing goalkeepers movements in a penalty increases success rate and reduces kickers decision time Personalities accurately judged by physical appearance alone Abschied von Maastricht: Schäuble will 144,5 Mrd. Euro neue Schulden…

Barack Obamas Nobel Prize Speech Transcript - Swampland - TIME.com Working MAMA (A site a friend started dedicated to building community amongst working women.) Congressman Ron Paul - Who Wants War? - Texas Straight Talk Tiger…

Upper-Income Spending Reverts to New Normal – Gallup (This data is at odds with trickle down: Upper income spending "down 14% in November, while middle- and lower-income spending was up 7%") How To Kill OTC Derivatives…

Paul Krugman and Bruce Bartlett debated on PBS whether President Obama should divert money from the TARP program to a jobs program to combat high unemployment (Hat tip Mark Thoma).  Here is the video and a transcript of part of the…

Jon Stewart claims "Gretchen Carlson dumbs herself down to connect with an audience who sees intellect as an elitist flaw."