The Story of a WWII Plane and a Remarkable Landing
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:20:10 -0800
In World War II, a year after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, a Consolidated B-24D Liberator was on a weather-reporting mission in the Aleutians when the weather it was tracking went from bad to beastly as five separate fronts closed in.
Bailout Rage
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:17:03 -0800
Reason TV has a video of a panel discussion that really articulates the frustration that libertarians feel about the financial bailout. As Tim Cavanaugh points out, the bailout redistributes from the prudent to the profligate. As Veronique de Rugy points out (footnoting Andrei Shleifer, et al), when people lose confidence and trust in one another, their confidence in government increases. Thus, government failure that undermines confidence winds up reinforcing the demand for government! De Ru
Weather Decision Technologies Unveils Automated Weather Warning System for International Airports
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:01 -0800
Monday, December 29, 2008
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