Saturday, March 05, 2005

When Democrats Join the Dark Side. By Jonathan Chait / LAT — Permalink Not long ago, I was listening to Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) being interviewed, and I was struck at how intelligent and morally serious he was. Biden is justly viewed as a smart foreign policy hawk, but he also expressed his opposition to Social Security privatization in a particularly lucid way. Read remarks from Avedon Carol, Barbara O'Brien, Ezra Klein, and Matthew Yglesias. [memeorandum] 5:41:55 PM    comment [] A New Front in the Drug Wars Opens on the Canadian Border. A highly potent form of marijuana from Canada has become the center of an increasingly violent $7 billion cultivation and smuggling industry. By By SARAH KERSHAW. [NYT > Home Page] 5:34:36 PM    comment [] Your Passion Should Be My Passion [Edu_RSS] 5:26:46 PM    comment [] 'Bird flu threat' from feathers. Poultry feathers imported from China could carry the bird flu virus, a microbiologist warns. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 5:24:20 PM    comment [] A VC brings me two killer podcasts. I love reading the Venture Capital blogs. VC's are generally really interesting people tied into networks of very interesting people. A VC, for instance, just brought me two KILLER podcasts. You know, those of you who think podcasting is just hype for a fad that'll disappear just haven't listened to some of the best podcasts. [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger] 5:19:36 PM    comment []

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