Un-recommended reading
blogs.tnr.com 2/9/2009 — One of the most important questions facing policy-makers is whether we are suffering from an ordinary recession--similar, say, to 1981 or 1991--or something resembling the Great Depression. If the former, then an $800 billion stimulus and another ...

Recommended reading
majikthise.typepad.com 3/1/2009 — -Democratic residents of Illinois' Fifth Congressional District, you have the opportunity of a political lifetime to vote for Tom Geoghegan on March 3! A truly pathetic turnout is expected for this special election, so the margin of victory will be ...

Recommended Reading
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 1/13/2009 — Reader V.C. writes: “I really want to make a pivot into the Urban Policy/Planning/Transportation world. Are there any basic texts or publications that you think would be good to read” There are! In particular, Christopher ...

Recommended reading
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com 10/13/2008 — I'm rereading the Great Contraction chapter from Milton Friedman's Monetary History of the US .  It struck me that there are probably a lot of people out there who would like some books that might help them make sense of it all.  Here's my ...

Roger Ailes
rogerailes.blogspot.com 4/12/2009 — Ave Instapundit teabagituri te salutant

Somebody Get Roger Ailes A History Book
oliverwillis.com 3/6/2009 — As part of Fox News’ plan to hire the clearly deranged Glenn Beck, Fox News boss and former Republican operative Roger Ailes compared the network to the Alamo in its stand vs. President Obama. Let’s leave aside the notion of a television ...

Audible.com review: highly recommended
feedproxy.google.com 9/1/2009 — For years, I've been a member of the Audible.com "talking books club." Now I've got a NEW reason to tell you about Audible.com... keep reading...

Your recommended daily dose of irony
hotair.com 5/6/2009 — Read this post »

If You're Reading This (video)
youtube.com 5/24/2009 — the AMAZING Tim Mcgraw song

FoxNews: Grand Jury Convenes in FBI Terror Case Against Somali-Americans in Minneapolis, Sources Say
foxnews.com 3/11/2009 — Federal authorities are looking to bring terror-related charges against one or more Somali-Americans from the Minneapolis area, and witnesses to the case have been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury, according to a Muslim leader in the ...

Local Congressional race may have national implications — CNN Political Ticker
(CNN) – Election Day is arriving once again for voters in New York's 20th Congressional District. Regardless of who wins Tuesday's special election, the Democrats will continue to hold a large majority in the House of Representatives. But what ...

Auto Moves Carry Political Risks for Obama — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy
Obama's overhaul of the auto industry could incur a backlash from his union faithful and voters worried about the government's handling of private companies.

Obama pitches budget to House Dems — CNN Political Ticker
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama made a strong pitch for his budget to House Democrats in a closed-door meeting on Monday night, arguing that the budget includes key components to turning around the ailing economy, according to several ...

Ben Nelson: a help or a hurdle? (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
Politico - For organized labor, the most powerful politician in America right now isn’t President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden or even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Instead, it might just be the man in the middle: Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.).

New York congressional race tests Obama (AFP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AFP - Polls open Tuesday in upstate New York for a Congressional by-election putting President Barack Obama's economic recovery policies to their first electoral test.