Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications.
How Milton Friedman Saved Chile
Milton Friedman gave Chileans the intellectual wherewithal first to survive the quake, and now to build their lives anew. [...]
What Chile did have was intellectual capital, thanks to an exchange program between its Catholic University and the economics department of the University of [...]

Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications.
The Future of Web Content – HTML5, Flash & Mobile Apps, by Jeremy Allaire
I think it’s critical to first frame and understand this discussion with the broader political economy of Internet software platforms. Most of the debate and discussion over HTML5 vs. Flash vs. Native Apps has [...]

Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications.
Stephen Fry: why the Apple iPad is here to stay – Guardian.co.uk
There are many issues you could have with the iPad. No multitasking, still no Adobe Flash. No camera, no GPS. They all fall away the minute you use it. I cannot emphasise enough this point: “Hold [...]

Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications.
Americans Will Come Down on Side of Freedom
It may turn out to be one of the most important facts of the 21st century that the American people — as exemplified by, but not limited to, the “tea party” fighters — came down on the side of freedom [...]

Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications.
The silence of Mammon
[...] Most hard-headed business people are no doubt reluctant to make these arguments. They are more concerned with balancing their books than with engaging in worthy debates about freedom and democracy. But they would do well to become a bit less reticent: the price [...]

Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications.
Who Needs the Grid?- The Atlantic
Since the boxes are “fuel agnostic,” customers can run them on existing propane, natural gas, or ethanol sources. But they’ll also run on plant waste, or almost anything else containing hydrogen and carbon. And the eventual “killer app”? Processing wind- or solar-generated [...]

Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications.
The Story Behind the Story – The Atlantic
In both instances, Richmond’s political bias made him tone-deaf to the context and import of Sotomayor’s remarks. Bear in mind that he was looking not simply to understand the judge, but to expose her supposed hidden agenda. [...]
A look at [...]

Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications.
Flawed climate data
Steve and I showed that the mathematics behind the Mann Hockey Stick were badly flawed, such that its shape was determined by suspect bristlecone tree ring data. Controversies quickly piled up: Two expert panels involving the U.S. National Academy of Sciences were asked to investigate, [...]

Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications.
Letter from FBI’s Robert S. Mueller
(This is the content of a letter from FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, sent to Scottish Minister Kenny MacAskill regarding the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi.)
[...]Your action gives comfort to terrorists around the world who now believe that [...]

Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications.
How I Did It: Alden Mills of Perfect Fitness
In the office, everyone has a Perfect Pushup by their desks, and we keep two Perfect Pullups on one side of the room along with other fitness products we’re working on. I encourage people to work out there. We [...]