Silicon Valley Ditches Green Energy

Is the love affair between Silicon Valley and green energy coming to a close? The Wall Street Journal reports that Silicon Valley venture capitalists are learning what the rest of us have known for some time: most green energy projects simply aren’t profitable. A recent survey of venture capitalists suggests that these investors are preparing […]

Yule Blog 2012-13 Edition: The Meaning of Christmas

Five go-old rings!Happy fifth day of Christmas, and welcome back to the 2012-13 Yule Blog, where we aim to keep the holiday fires burning right up through Twelfth Night on January 6.Yesterday King Herod’s massacre of every child in Bethlehem under the age of two shocked us out of the idea that Christmas is basically a […]

Britain: The Country of the Future?

British PM David Cameron has been under a lot of pressure in his country lately. Week after week opposition leader Ed Milliband has poured scorn on Cameron for Britain’s continuing economic troubles. But this week, Cameron gets some good news at Brazil’s expense. Brazilians frustrated by their country’s slowing growth are getting a kick in the teeth as […]

China Patches a Hole in the Great Firewall

China is infamous for its internet censorship: Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and the New York Times are all blocked to users within China, as well as thousands of other websites both inside and outside the country. But until very recently, anybody who really wanted to get through the Great Firewall of China could do so pretty […]

Teens Dump Higher Ed for Brown Jobs

This week the New York Times highlighted some excellent news for teens looking to earn a middle class life without going to college. Thanks to the booming oil and gas industry, high school seniors now have well paying career options in the Brown industry:  For most high school seniors, a college degree is the surest path […]

China’s Neighbors Circle The Wagons

When we think of delicate diplomatic negotiations, we might picture black tie galas or fancy state dinners. But last week, in a turn of events that would make diehard Nascar fans happy, India and the ten Asean nations cemented a deeper strategic relationship at a motor race. The Financial Times reports that Indian dignitaries met last […]

Paul Krugman’s Better Half

We’ve already written about Paul Krugman, the Hari Seldon fan whose political beliefs about defending the declining blue social model have landed him in the camp of Trantorian functionaries rather than psychohistorian future builders.But as this blog post reminds us, Krugman is right about at least one thing: Growth isn’t over. The information revolution is […]

Medical Records Vulnerable to Hackers

Tuesday’s Washington Post issued a dire warning to the American medical sector: The healthcare industry is now more vulnerable to hacking than nearly any other industry. Over the past few years, medical records and other vital medical information has been migrating online as hospitals and other providers look for ways to improve efficiency and cut […]

Yule Blog 2012-13: The Hinge of Fate

Yesterday, we looked at why the gospels make such a point of saying that Jesus was born of a virgin.  But there is more to the story than the absence of a biological father. What kind of home was Jesus born into? Who were Mary and Joseph, this couple who go to Bethlehem, can’t get […]

Russia Uses Babies as Political Footballs

We’ve reported before on Russia’s childish plan to respond to the U.S. Magnitsky Act by closing its adoption agencies to American couples. Now the country has taken a further step  towards make this plan a reality, according to the BBC: Russia’s upper house of parliament has unanimously backed a bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children.The […]

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