Why are Veep Nominees so Lame?

Andrew Gelman directs us to two blogposts at the Monkeycage blog on a neglected area of political science, here and here . Andrew Gelman directs us to two blogposts at the Monkeycage blog on a neglected area of political science, here and here .

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Written by David Frum on Thursday September 24, 2009

Pique Oil

Ever since oil hit $147 a barrel last summer, analysts predicting "peak oil" - the point at which oil production begins sliding inexorably - have had a field day. Perhaps it's true, but the earth doesn't seem to want to cooperate, at least not yet. Case in point: BP yesterday announced the …

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Written by Gusher on Thursday September 3, 2009