January 2012
34 posts
The thing about 998,001 is... →
“The accelerating rate of incarceration over the past few decades is just as...”
– Mass Incarceration and Criminal Justice in America : The New Yorker
“Employees work excessive overtime, in some cases seven days a week, and live in...”
– Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China - NYTimes.com
“While public investment may take longer to unleash its positive forces, the case...”
– The Dangerous Notion That Debt Doesn’t Matter - NYTimes.com
“The Catholic Church does not, to my mind, have an enlightened view of...”
– Priest’s legacy of tolerance is all-embracing - Donn Esmonde - The Buffalo News
“When financiers rig the system, they should remember the warning of John Maynard...”
– Is Banking Bad? - NYTimes.com
Is Buffalo really one of the 20 wealthiest metros... →
But Buffalo also struggles because it remains among the highest-taxed localities in the country. According to Cato Institute scholar Dean Stansel, a Buffalo resident pays 25% more in income taxes than does the average resident in America’s 100 largest metro areas. Buffalo’s 8.75% sales tax, according to the Tax Foundation, is the fifth highest among the country’s 120 cities...
“Many introverts seem to know this instinctively, and resist being herded...”
– The Rise of the New Groupthink - NYTimes.com
“This is where the left is truly deluded. By misunderstanding Obama’s strategy...”
– Andrew Sullivan: How Obama’s Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics - The Daily Beast
“But then I picked up Eugenides’s new novel, “The Marriage Plot,” an exuberantly...”
– ‘Why Write Novels at All?’ - NYTimes.com
“Unsurprisingly, Mr. Gideon doesn’t know precisely what he is going to do with...”
– Princeton Brews Trouble for Us 1 Percenters: Michael Lewis - Bloomberg
“Once they reach college age, those who come from disadvantaged backgrounds are...”
– America’s Unlevel Field - NYTimes.com
“Cole had created the first Shoupista paradise: No parking requirements, parking...”
– Between the Lines - Features - Los Angeles magazine
“The 5.2 inches of snow so far, at the National Weather Service office in...”
– Where is winter lurking? - Winter 2011-12 - The Buffalo News
“In August, during the run-up to the Ames straw poll, some Iowans were baffled to...”
– How Many Stephen Colberts Are There? - NYTimes.com
“Today,” said Cuomo, “I say to national and global industries: Come to Buffalo....”
– Cuomo’s billion: Pay careful attention to the language | Artvoice Daily 