Can Poetry Teach Us How To Conduct Politics?

Sun Feb 3, 2008 7:15 AM EST

I have asserted that much of our political communication today is rambling, and that activism is rambling in unison for the most part.

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politics, poetry, rhetoric

Warren Buffett's Bad Math

Seeded on Sat Feb 2, 2008 5:08 AM EST ()

So Warren Buffett claims his income tax rate is too low. Fine, but is he really accounting for all the other taxes he pays? Should he be agitating for a higher tax rate on everyone else when he doesn't even pay attention to how much income he's losing to taxation?

taxes, politics, math, buffett, idiocy

Diesel Perceptions

Seeded on Sat Feb 2, 2008 4:39 AM EST ()

A blogger tackles the issue of whether more vehicles should have diesel engines or not - he argues that there are many misconceptions about diesel fuel clouding our judgment.

technology, fuel, environment, diesel, automobiles, transportation, biofuels

Italian Renaissance Music and Syphilis

Seeded on Sat Feb 2, 2008 4:21 AM EST ()

A blogger discusses the peculiar lyrics of music during the Italian Renaissance. Well worth a read, as it is an interesting bit of history she's recounting, and she does so with flair and humor.

history, music, sex, renaissance, syphilis

Are the Rich Really Paying Less Tax?

Sat Feb 2, 2008 3:11 AM EST

By listentothis (Clipped by akarra)

Obama keeps saying that the top 1% pays less tax than other tax payers, particularly the working middle class. A CNBC interview with Warren Buffett confirms this: Buffett paid 17.7% while the office average was 32.9%.

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tax, politics, warren-buffett, obama, income, income-tax