The Journal

May 9, 2009

  • Stimulus Plans As A Proportion Of GDP

    This graphic from GlobeandMail shows the amount of  ‘stimulus’ spending in selected G20 countries in dollars and as a proportion of GDP. I have linked to GlobeandMail, but article content is subscription or pay per view. Australia’s…

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    Chuck Norris Bites The Frost

    And I bet he bites global warming as well. And communism. And terrorists. Check out these Chuck Norris facts: There is no ‘ctrl’ button on Chuck Norris’s computer. Chuck Norris is always in control. Chuck Norris…

  • On Foreign Aid

    Know-it-all Sir Bob Geldof is the former front man of the Boomtown Rats, a one hit wonder band from the seventies, and therefore qualifies (in his eyes) as an expert on foreign policy and development. Well, Leonardo De Crapio…

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    Experts: We Have No Idea If This Could Happen

    And it has never happened before. But hey, you know, anything’s possible. So just be scared, OK? A ‘top flu expert’ is warning of the dangers of a mutant swine/bird flu – one that is as infectious…