Monthly Archives: February 2012
Adventures in Chocolate
What does chocolate have to do with politics, ultrasounds, elections, public policy? Gratefully, nothing. Well, that’s a lie, but I like that lie. My interest in chocolate is purely hedonistic. Sure my favorite Dagoba Eclipse 87% bar happens to be … Continue reading
A Phenomenal Piece of Journalism
This article by Glenn Greenwald in Salon is a great piece of reporting. Greenwald explores the history of legal maneuvers by Frank VanderSloot, Mitt Romney’s national finance co-chair, to stifle political reporting & blogging. In the wake of the 2010 … Continue reading
More Fun with Old Media
George Romney, right, was featured in the July 21, 1969 issue of Newsweek. He was unveiling something called Operation Breakthrough. It was a series of government regulations that would help build low-income housing more efficiently, by standardizing building codes and … Continue reading
WTF? Or, Where’s The Fuel economy?
Last year, I helped my mom move out of the house she lived in for more than 30 years. In the basement were a few magazines she’d saved. I brought home Newsweek’s July 4, 1976 Bicentennial issue: “Our America: a … Continue reading
