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It's 41 degrees here on Long Island, going down into the 20's tonight, so no matter what the calendar tells us, that feeling of awakening that comes with advent of Spring would seem to be a little ways off. That said, I do perceive signs of other types… more »

A few items to throw out there: I would like to encourage more involvement here by other people. If anyone who's been reading this site is motivated to post some of their own articles, please let me know by clicking the Contact button to send me an… more »

I have pointed out the confiscatory practices of the wirelesss carriers in prior posts. In today's NY Times, Nick Bilton points out additional practices the industry employs to extract as much as possible from the consumer. Would you believe the carrier… more »

  The Powell Doctrine articulated a clear plan to deal with threats to our country. It was the epitome of thoughtful military planning: Identify clear, attainable objectives, analyze the risks and costs, explore alternatives, consider consequences, and… more »

Congress is trying real hard to be taken seriously. Today, Rep. Paul Ryan released the House GPO(P)'s budget. Later this week, Senator Patty Murray is scheduled to release the Senate Democrats' budget. There is a striking similarity to these plans in th… more »

This morning's "Jobs Numbers" report for February was the cause of much celebration among the usual pundits ("KABOOOOOM", tweated Joe Weisenthal, @TheStalwart). Not only did the jobs-created number (236,000) far exceed expectations, the unemployment rat… more »