Changing Lightbulbs

How many armies does it take to change a lightbulb? 5. The Germans to start it, the French to give up without really trying, the Italians to start, get nowhere, then try again from the other side, the Americans to

Quotes from Ayn Rand

Given the change in leadership in the US, it’s probably a good time for a few pertinent quotes from Ayn Rand: * “A government is the most dangerous threat to man’s rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use

Black is In

Larry King commented on Barack Obama: “Black is in…my eight-year-old son wishes he was black.”  (by the way, what is an old codger like Larry doing with an 8 year-old son?)  What do you think this ‘black is in’ means?

New York Times, 1943

If the current editors of the New York Times were working in 1943, this is what the front page would probably look like: I don’t know about the rest of you, but when I see an article and it indicates that

Speech Generator

You too can generate your own dynamic speech, filled with platitudes such as “hope” and “change”…  Check out this site: http://www.atom.com/spotlights/inauguration_speech_generator/

Recovery from Economic Crisis

After Japan’s asset bubble burst in the late 1980s, their economy took a sharp downturn, prompting government officials to try bailing out banks and investing in infrastructure, much like the activity and proposals floating around America today. The results were