March 9th, 2005

7:30 is really fucking early. Naked Writing Dot Com  

To do a profile of Alan Greenspan without an “in-depth discussion of policy issues” as as stupid an enterprise as doing a profile of Martha Stewart without mentioning that she does interior design or doing a profile of Gwyneth Paltrow without mentioning that she acts in movies. Brad DeLong  

Oppression, foreign occupation, and military dictatorships get a bad rap. Fafblog!  

Since the 1950s when fairly large scale polling began and people were tested for political knowledge, it’s been pretty well understood that most people are quite content to hold contradictory beliefs and maintain a relatively low level of political knowledge …. ArchPundit  

Stupidity, like hope, is not a plan. Crooked Timber  

What a disgusting mess. A Fistful of Euros  

In what could be a troubling sign for the military, the active-duty Army missed its February recruiting goal by more than 27%. Whiskey Bar