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Patterson and Afilalo were never that optimistic about Doha. They are international law and trade experts at Rutgers, who feel that the WTO procedure is based on an economic situation (beginning at Bretton Woods) that just doesn’t exist anymore — big western powers and all those other economies. How to fix things? Make a trade […]
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Did you miss Timothy Lynch and Robert Singh‘s presentation at the Hudson Institute July 22? I did. But my colleague Sadhika was there, and it was a fantastic discussion. The event was moderated by Hudson CEO Kenneth Weinstein, and World Affairs editor Lawrence Kaplan provided commentary. Luckily for those of us unable to attend, the […]
Read MoreWhat can’t they buy? Did your university have a climbing wall, hot tubs, or en-suite bathrooms? Mine sure didn’t. And I didn’t miss ’em. Then again, it didn’t have a massive endowment either. Maybe because they built a giant sports complex that I didn’t use. I’m sure that exercise equipment is the surest way to […]
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Umm… oopsie? Now, I’m not a rocket scientist. I don’t know how to make robots or use sensors or any of that kind of thing. I’m only mediocre at Fantastic Contraption. Anyway, with so much that can go wrong, and with Murphy’s Law in effect, NASA has their work cut out for them. WIRED Magazine […]
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This post, from David K. Levine‘s Against Monopoly, along with the ensuing discussion, poses some questions: Do trademarks represent an identity? What rights do we have to our identities, corporate and otherwise? From AM: “As you may know I am much more favorably inclined towards trademarks, than other forms of intellectual property. (Michele is less […]
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The collector bug strikes early. At the age of twelve, in addition to being stinky, Charles Darwin reminds himself that if he is going to be a great naturalist, he’ll need a place for his stash. That’s right, he’s building a fort. In Summer, 1823, he says, the work must start! January 12th, 1822– remember […]
Read MoreIs anyone else floored by this? At Ford, End of a Big-Vehicle Era Takes a Toll (NY Times) Ford and GM are losing lots of money and generally making a mess of things, because they focused so much on pickup trucks and SUVs, which are both fairly worthless right now. And all along, their foreign […]
Read MoreThe folks at Slate have been so kind as to put together a Venn Diagram of The crimes committed by the Bush Administration. Oh, where to start? Though you can follow the chart well enough from here, I’d suggest you click on it for the interactive version. It fills one with a strange kind of […]
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