The Druids Grove

If you're poor, I pay for your education. And your child care. And your medical care. And your food. And part of your housing. And many of your utilities. And I give you extra spending money on top of that. You might pay for poor education, poor child care and poor medical care. But tell me how man...

Fun chart to play with: http://www.bloomberg.com/insight/global ... index.html

Ugh... 100 years since his birth and now we get to listen to all the polish and spin they've fancied him up with. Let's here some of the other side: Five myths about Ronald Reagan's legacy 1. Reagan was one of our most popular presidents. 2. Reagan was a tax-cutter. 3. Reagan was a hawk. 4. Reagan s...

Haven't read it yet, but it looks interesting. Article Snippet A standard principle in evolutionary biology is that the sex that invests the most in reproduction is the most choosy when it comes to picking suitable mates. In most mammals, this means females because of the heavy cost of gestation. In...

Bill O'Reilly explains why science is bunk.

http://dai.ly/eynzgq

Limit votes to the faithful.

Benevolent dictatorship instead... because there have been so many fine examples of this in the past.

Why Income Inequality Matters The Economist complements this week’s print issue on rising income inequality with an online forum on the subject. Daron Acemoglu explains why we care about income inequality: “First, people’s well-being may directly depend on inequality, for example, because they view...

Still not following your reasoning. Walking away from the mortgage doesn't mean anything different. This modifies mortgages such that you have no incentive to walk away from them.

Here you go, a meta-analysis of statins found they're worthless for preventative uses. Considerable uncertainty remains in the evidence for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease If this doesn't say it all: There are a number of concerning points with this review that arise due to limitations ...

Not to worry, Sarah Palin is becoming toxic to Republicans.