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I recently sent this e-mail to Randi, and I'm curious what everyone else thinks. _______________________ I don't know if you've addressed this in a commentary yet, but maybe one day you could. As a parent who is a skeptic and atheist, how would you handle teaching your children? Should you...

Many criticised Fed Chariman Greenspan for raising rates in the 90s as having contributed to the recession. Today Greenspan appears set to raise rates yet again in spite that many economic indicators are showing sluggish growth. Now, like then, Greenspan is citing concerns over possible...

Back in the 90's, when the balanced budget amendment was being debated in Congress, it had near universal support of Republicans and a few Democrats too. Who here supported the balanced budget amendment back then? Do you think balanced budgets matter now? Do you think we'd have a balanced...

Lower your Erdös number Bill Tozier is auctioning off co-authorship of a paper, guaranteeing to decrease your Erdös number: E-bay auction Serious offer. Currently $31. (Picked up from Crooked Timber)

http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/02/25/parents.school.supplies.ap/index.html ...full article More money is spent on "education" than ever before, but schools seem to be getting sh**tier and sh**tier. What's the problem? (and no, I don't buy the contention that schools are suffering because...

I hear a lot about CAFE standards, being in southern Michigan where the economy relies so much on the auto industry. Every time someone talks about raising the CAFE (average fuel efficiency) standards, there is an uproar from the auto makers. Is the uproar because they don't want to spend...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=511&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20030815/ap_on_el_gu/davis_recall My understanding is that this is a comment by Buffett speaking for himself, and is not (yet) part of Arnold's official stance.