- The Washington Monthly: Please Go Galt! – I am puzzled by one thing, however: the fact that none of the people who advocate "going Galt" seem to have actually done it. I'm not clear whether the point of "going Galt" is to stop doing creative or productive work, as Rand's novel would suggest, or trying to lower one's income, as many of the people quoted in stories about "going Galt" claim. But as best I can tell, the people advocating this are doing neither.
Posts Tagged: popularity
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Mar 09
Daily Links for March 8th
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Feb 09
Daily Links for February 4th
- Real Time Economics : Unemployment Rate by Metro Area – The following chart presents the December 2008 unemployment rates in 369 major metropolitan areas, as well as the change from 2007. The chart can be sorted by any of the lead columns. Some areas are aggregated across state lines. Source: Labor Department
- Rush Limbaugh Loses a Popularity Contest – The Daily Beast – An October 24, 2008, poll conducted by the Democratic research firm Greenberg-Quinlan-Rosner has Rush Limbaugh enjoying a public approval rating of just 21 percent among likely voters, while 58 percent have “cold” feelings towards the right-wing radio talk show host. Limbaugh was the least popular of the all the political figures the firm polled. He polls seven points lower than Rev. Jeremiah “God Damn America” Wright and eight points below former Weather Underground domestic terrorist William Ayers.
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Jan 09
Daily Links for January 28th
- very small array » 100 Best Tracks – An infographic detailing the characteristics of the top 100 tracks as determined by a variety of online sources.
- Baby Name Brainstorm – Every name is rich with meaning, sound, history and character, contributing to its unique and individual qualities. In order to fully understand the complexities of baby-naming, Baby Name Brainstorm produced an enticing interactive graph showing multiple name relationships concurrently.
You can easily discover alternatives and variations on a favourite name or explore associations through phonetics, spellings, meanings and other interesting characteristics. The tool provides a great contextual view and flexible navigation through literally thousands of connections for each name, allowing you to delve deeper into the name universe.
