Worth Reading for July 2006

7/31 An amusing whirlwind video trip down memory lane: the evolution of dance.

7/29 R. J. Rummel on part of the historical context for Iran today: What about that 1953 CIA Iranian Coup? Here is the Wikipedia entry on Iran. Austin Bay wonders if the Islamists are this century’s version of nineteenth-century anarcho-socialism. And here are some sobering pictures of Ground Zero two days after 9/11.

7/27 Forbes’s Rich Karlgaard has a brief, pithy commentary on tax cuts, tax revenues, and government spending. And Johan Norberg has this datum on the dysfunctionality of socialized medicine.

7/26 Wonders of nature: A video clip of the mimicking lyrebird. (Thanks to Matt H. for the link.) And a neat set of graphics: If the evolution of the universe from the Big Bang until now were compressed into one year.

7/22 Via George Reisman’s blog, why Rachel Carson’s book caused Deadly Spring.

7/18 Peter Huber defends Big Pharma against the usual charges that it “ignores the drugs that matter, wastes huge amounts of money corrupting the market, and passes on the cost to patients.” (Thanks to Bob H. for the link.)

7/17 An insider’s perspective on philosophical fraud—a transcript of former Enron speechwriter Rob Bradley’s C-Span speech on what went wrong.

7/16 Three jaw-dropping performance versions of Fatboy Slim’s great song That Old Pair of Jeans: a passionate juggler, a wonderfully feminine hula performer, and a Brighton street juggler with a sense of humor. (Thanks to Jim for the links.)

7/15 Is eBay doing enough brand protection? Grant McCracken compares Microsoft and Google and applies the lesson to eBay.

7/14 Terry Teachout’s recommendations for Shakespeare in film.

7/11 Men and blacks get less sleep. Clearly, discrimination is at work—and let’s not neglect the health problems that stem from sleep-deprivation. I propose that we form at least one new government agency to combat this. And: Safe at almost any speed? No thanks to doomster Ralph Nader. (Thanks to Beverly for the links.)

7/9 FIRE has announced its
college speech code of the month.

7/1 Spectacular pictures of storms.

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