NYT: Was Abolitionism a Failure? The movement didn’t end slavery; the Civil War did
....War what's it good for? Everything!
NYT: What a Stronger Dollar Means for the Economy.
Spend everything you've got, mortgage all the rest; wait for the crash.
GOP Fun
From Rep. (R) Kevin Yoder’s official site we learned that Kevin is a fifth-generation Kansan who grew up on a grain and livestock farm...
La Femme et Son Image
MoMA brought to our attention Cindy Sherman's work this year, but what the New York's modern art crown jewel should also do is bring...
Chag Sameach! from the White House and TPV
As TPV was busy cleaning up its cupboards of bread crumbs, we were very pleased to receive the email below from our friend, the...
WikiLeaks Cannot Hurt the US Government, Judge Kollar-Kotelly Decided
I used to applaud the decisions of Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the United States District Court in Washington, especially the one describing the Bush...
Bernie For President
I could see them supporting Bernie then. Money has changed them so much. Too bad.
Obama the Presidential-Image-Cleaner
After making Bush look good, Obama is working on improving Putin's image. Sources close to TPV tell us that Obama has been recruited by...
Why We Will Always Stand by Our Banks
Six of the banks the American people saved from bankruptcy with tax payers’ money became the object of some more state-sponsored attention. This time...
NYT: ‘France Without Jews Is Not France’
No one to Kill.
Madonna Does Florence
Amazing Madonna kept a very busy schedule in Florence. She performed in the evening, then spent the night with her 24-year-old French boyfriend Brahim...
The N.Y. Times: French cuisine may cause sudden blindness in fat old corrupt politicians
I dare you to distinguish between a prostitute and a naked society woman. Henri Leclerc, defending the onetime favorite candidate for the French presidency, Dominique...
NYT: A Quiet Revolution in Helping Lift the Burden of Student Debt
...Make parents co sign
WSJ Takes the Print Prize for Reporting News as if It Were Non-News
While
-The New York Times reports the $2 billion JP Morgan mismanaged or misappropriated a "loss which is likely to strengthen call for regulation" in the...
