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Latinos Group Sues Ohio So They Can Continue to Break Laws

Stephen Hopkins wrote 5 hours ago: Well it looks like the illegal aliens in Ohio are upset because they can’t continue to break o … more →

Tags: Ohio, Illegal Immigration

Traders DO Need to Know the Direction of Manipulation1 comment

Paul Hewitt wrote 8 hours ago: Information Aggregation and Manipulation in an Experimental Market – Robin Hanson, Ryan Oprea, David … more →

Tags: Prediction markets, Public Markets, accuracy, information markets, Manipulation

Another Thing Europe Doesn't Agree On-Medical Marijuana

hempnewstv wrote 9 hours ago: November 27, 2009 – Europe has yet to come up with a unified approach to medical marijuana. Th … more →

Tags: Legalization, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, regulation, Treatment, Europe, GW Pharmaceuticals, HIV/AIDS, Medical Marijuana

Climategate in the News 27-Nov-20093 comments

Stephen Hopkins wrote 16 hours ago: Well, it shouldn’t be a surprise that “Climategate” isn’t getting much atten … more →

Tags: New World Order, Global, despotism, Video, Freedom, Fascism, Socialism, Economy, Government

Non-Poopy Food For Thought1 comment

mindofgrace wrote 22 hours ago: In lieu of my own thoughts (which of late mostly revolve around the topic of cleaning up poop, both … more →

Tags: journalling, Opinion, Political Commentary, Public Service

Part II. Policy Options in Afghanistan: A Biopolitical Perspective by Steve Peterson and Al Somit

ronwhite54 wrote 1 day ago: (This is the second part of a two part blog entry by Steven A. Peterson and Albert Somit. If you hav … more →

Tags: Albert Somit, Biopolitics, steven a peterson, War in Afghanistan

3rd Canadian Conference on Social Enterprise – Opening – Alan Broadbent

thenewcurrency wrote 1 day ago: The policy forum began with a great speech by Alan Broadbent. Mr. Broadbent is Chairman of Maytree, … more →

Tags: "Bring me something I can say yes to", 3rd Canadian Conference on Social Enterprise, Alan Broadbent, culture of complaint, Dissent, global financial crisis, Jim Dinning, social enterprise, "Wicked Problems"

Is It Enough to Provide Incentives?3 comments

Paul Hewitt wrote 1 day ago: In their paper, A Manipulator Can Aid Prediction Market Accuracy, Robin Hanson and Ryan Oprea use a … more →

Tags: Prediction markets, Public Markets, information markets, Manipulation, Practical Applications, uncertainty

Ohio Lawmaker Wants Illegal Aliens Barred from State Workers' Compensation2 comments

Stephen Hopkins wrote 2 days ago: I am just as shocked! Republican state senator in Ohio wants to prohibit the nation’s largest … more →

Tags: Ohio, Government, Illegal Immigration

Use and Abuse of Public Policy Prediction Markets5 comments

Paul Hewitt wrote 2 days ago: Robin Hanson and others have suggested that prediction markets be used to help shape the direction o … more →

Tags: Prediction markets, Public Markets, accuracy, Calibration, Manipulation, Practical Applications, uncertainty

Only the Good Die Young1 comment

elleayrenee wrote 2 days ago: I am SO mature On 9/25/09 I, Lindsay Allen, turned 21. I didn’t feel any different. The only t … more →

Tags: rockstar lifestyle, Alcohol, Alcohol, Generation Y, Underage drinking

Where is the organizational love?

vsoneal wrote 2 days ago: I’m smiling to myself because I know that the title is a little melodramatic, but by the time … more →

Tags: Academic Perspective, Executive Perspective, General, leadership perspective, Practitioner Perspective, Student Perspective, International Organizations, Multicultural Organizations, networking

Demon pigs at war with our future

Stephen Hopkins wrote 2 days ago: … more →

Tags: Global, New World Order, united states, civil liberities, collectivism, corporatism, Economy, Elitism, Environmentalism

Victor Davis Hanson on National Review Online

Black Orpheus wrote 2 days ago: Victor Davis Hanson on National Review Online discusses the Prophet Obama’s war on reason.  Ju … more →

Tags: Obama. politics, Objectivity, Reason, logic

Obama’s Science Czar John Holdren involved in unwinding “Climategate” scandal

Stephen Hopkins wrote 2 days ago: Check out this article from Canada: Lift up a rock and another snake comes slithering out from the o … more →

Tags: Global, New World Order, united states, corporatism, despotism, Economy, Environmentalism, Fascism, Freedom

Democratic Planning - Climate Change

stevenattewell wrote 2 days ago: Introduction: (For previous parts in the series, see here) I’ve written before about the clima … more →

Tags: climate change, Economic Planning, Economics, Environment, history and politics, Politics of Policy, regulation

The Private Life of Generation Y

elleayrenee wrote 2 days ago: Fuck You for judging that I sometimes swear. Companies that use Facebook to evalute U.S. citizens: v … more →

Tags: Social Media, Generation Y, Alcohol, Internet privacy rights, Marijuana

Interventions in childhood and adolescence reduce teenage pregnancy

geekheartsscience wrote 2 days ago: Interventions in early childhood and adolescence help reduce teenage pregnancy and could be included … more →

Tags: Public Health, British Medical Journal, social disadvantage, Teenage Pregnancy

The Day Global Warming Stood Still

foxenterprises wrote 3 days ago: The Day Global Warming Stood Still November 20, 2009 by Investor’s Business Daily Climate Chan … more →

Tags: Environment, Science, Politics, Scandal, corruption, Global Warming, Greenhouse, News, Bias


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