Oct 13, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
The revolution manqué has started to devour its own children. But in a world where so much time is spent automatically bashing Fox News, it’s bracing to see at least some spillover skepticism aimed in CNN’s direction. Of course the target here is fatuity...
Oct 13, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
Oct 12, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
The winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics were announced today in Oslo. Americans Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson shared the award for their work in the area of economic governance. Professor Ostrom, a political science professor at Indiana University...
Oct 12, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
In the Milestone Department: Over the weekend, the five thousandth post was uploaded to The New Nixon.
Oct 12, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
A Columbus Day Parade float on Fifth Avenue in New York City. (Photograph by Sean Unruh.) On 8 October, a few days before Columbus Day in 1972, RN spoke —without text or notes— to a dinner at the Sheraton Park Hotel sponsored by Amerito (a federation of...
Oct 11, 2009 | News, The New Nixon
The First Lady made a charming video with Sesame Street’s Elmo about encouraging habits of healthy eating and smart living — with the nice tag “You’re your child’s best role model.” It’s possible that I am the last person...
