More stuff you should be reading instead of this lousy blog…

• I guess when President Bush says that he’s environment-friendly, he’s talking about the environment inside a logging company board room. (via Eschaton)

• The trick with cognitive dissonance is smile a lot and say the words fast so that they sound logical. See Fanatical Apathy for more.

• Hilarious: Newt Gingrich was [Bill} O’Reilly’s first guest tonight & both of them were acting shocked—SHOCKED!!—at the “level of invective” directed against a “sitting President”. See News Hounds for more on what these paragons of civility had to say.

• Brad DeLong asks where the outrage is.

• Richard Dreyfuss has some outrage, but it’s focused on PBS’s censorship in the name of self-preservation. (via Reason Hit & Run)

• There but for the Grace of God… Katherine at Obsidian Wings tries to imagine what life would be like if she weren’t protected by her skin color.

• There is a really illuminating article in The New Republic called Closing of the Presidential Mind. The article describes the backlash to social science that created the neo-conservative movement. Franklin Foer’s column explains quite a few things about the Bush Administration’s approach to policy.

• Ars Technica has posted the latest version of their System Guide. If you’re in the market for a new Windows or Linux box, check out their recommendations for price, performance, and form factor.

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Tuesday, July 13th, 2004 @ 10:02 am Nothings
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