By John Ballard
The Wonk Room replies to Jane Hamsher.On the whole, Hamsher is right to argue that the Senate bill is a deeply flawed piece of legislation which, as Paul Krugman observes, “we’ll spend years if not decades fixing it.” In fact, “with few exceptions, sweeping initiatives in the [...]
For decades, the timber industry and environmentalists have battled in courts and the public square over logging on millions of acres of federal forests surrounding communities [...]
As this decade (the Twenty-oughts) comes to a close, the Commentator will inevitably examine the impact of several movements, from politics to pop culture, from the last ten years. In kind, much has happened over the last ten years to the Commentator itself, and I believe it to be important, [...]
By Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
Global Restrictions on Religion Executive Summary
For more than half a century, the United Nations and numerous international organizations have affirmed the principle of religious freedom. For just as many decades, journalists and human rights groups have reported on persecution of minority faiths, [...]
Wyden Brings Oregon Timber and Conservation Groups Together for Central, Eastern Oregon Forests and Families
– Decades-old logjam broken to restore Oregon forests and Oregon jobs
By US Senator Ron Wyden,
Washington, D.C. – After decades of warring over Oregon’s national forests, representatives from Oregon’s timber [...]
When I first entered the Air Force nearly three decades ago, one of my first environmental duties was to coordinate a controlled burn at our fire training facility with local environmental officials. The county would disapprove a burn if for instance there was an inversion or the winds were expected [...]
For decades, Haitians have been crossing the border into the Dominican Republic and illegally harvesting wood, usually for charcoal. Sometimes there are confrontations, and occasionally they get violent.
In October, three Haitian men were shot dead and a fourth was wounded just across the Dominican Republic border from this dusty and [...]
Inc. Magazine has announced their top entrepreneurs of the decade (2000-2009). Here is the list:
1. Steve Jobs of Apple
2. Jeff Bezos Amazon
3. Jack Ma, Alibaba.com
4. Martha Stewart
5. Jack Mackey, Whole Foods
6. Leslie Blodgett, Bare Essentials
[...]
Not sure how I missed this idiotic story by Steve Duin (probably because Steve Duin really has not been relevant for over a decade.), but I saw it this morning.
What a complete waste of a lot of...
Anybody who's followed the Mann-Made Global Warming religion knows the name of AlGore's right-hand man, Dr. James Hansen.
Some of us have known that name for decades. Because back in the 1970's, he was at the forefront of fear-mongering over the coming ice age.
On July 9, 1971, the Post published' [...]
One source of strength for the scientific side, in the centuries-long clash of scientific and theistic worldviews, has always been that science didn't involve anything supernatural or untestable. But string theorists have been going around for decades talking about an 11-dimensional universe where we can' [...]
Food production per capita has trended higher for decades. With that in mind...
Just before Thanksgiving a new study shows that Americans are throwing away more food than ever. Since 1974 the amount of food Americans [waste] per capita has risen by approximately 50 percent, according to a new [...]
For much of the last decade, the Pearl District has seen a succession of mixed-use condos built within the neighborhood while just across Burnside, the West End has, aside from a small project here or there, remained relatively stagnant. That changed, however, [...]
For much of the last decade, the Pearl District has seen a succession of mixed-use condos built within the neighborhood while just across Burnside, the West End has, aside from a small project here or there, remained relatively stagnant. That changed, however, [...]
Squalor: Liberia has suffered two brutal civil wars in the last 20 years. While the relative peace since the middle of the decade has unquestionably brought a number of improvements, conditions for many people today are arguably worse than they were back in 1989. For instance back then, the nation [...]
