Category Archives: Knowledge
Essay of the Week: 11/29/09-12/5/09
On the Knife’s Edge makes a persuasive case that Yemen will turn into a disaster that will affect the stability of the Middle East as a whole.
That being said, you only need to read the first two pages. Their policy prescriptions are not worth much even though the problem they outline is very real. Also, they should be noted that most of Yeman’s water is being used to produce qat (or Khat or however you want to spell it), not food. In fact the horrible effects of qat is the main reason that Yeman’s problems are so insurmountable.
Links for Today
The article everyone has been talking about. But it probably does not tell you anything you don’t already know.
Poem of the Week: 11/22/09-11/28/09
Rant of the Week: 11/22/09-11/28/09
William M. Briggs has his take on the “climategate” emails. For those that have not been following this story, a good overview of all the e-mails can be found here.
Essay of the Week: 11/22/09-11/28/09
The key to insight is figuring out the right question to ask. This essay outlines a very interesting question. But one answer is unacceptable.
Links For Today
Shows how much they really care about human rights. If there is any justification for hauling foreign dignitaries to the docket for human rights abuses these guys should have been at the top of the list.