http://nukefreezone.net Bringing you The Future, already in progress. Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:11:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (This post was written by Salinn, longtime reader and tax professional, who has been a great source for several topics here on the NFZ. Editing is minimal. -- William) So let me tell you a little story. Back in 1969, Congress identified 155 households making bunches of money, tax-free, who were ... http://nukefreezone.net/archives/2007/12/09/896/ Regarding the Democratic debate to be held here at Drexel in two weeks, I last posted that I was pondering some questions to ask.  Here are some possibilities I've come up with; comments solicited: 1.) Thomas Jefferson exhorts us to "Fix Reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal ... http://nukefreezone.net/archives/2007/10/16/some-possible-questions/ I am currently working at Drexel University, which has recently been scheduled to host the October 30th Democratic Presidential debate. This means, presumably, that I may have the opportunity to ask a question. Being a mathematician and educator by trade, I am particularly interested in questions on math, science, education, ... http://nukefreezone.net/archives/2007/10/05/what-to-ask/ One of the primary points of interest among current developments in the Iraq war is the arrival of a number of reports on the situation in Iraq, particularly on the levels of violence. Defenders of the surge strategy are expected to point to a drop in levels of violence ... http://nukefreezone.net/archives/2007/09/08/surge-effect-not-as-big-as-theyll-say-it-is/ Now here's something odd. You have to have been poking around multiple news stories to see it, but... In India: The [leading] party has been dogged by inflation, particularly in the prices of food... In China: Steeply rising food prices pushed inflation in China to 5.6 percent last month, the fastest pace in ... http://nukefreezone.net/archives/2007/08/15/the-price-of-tea-in-china/ I've decided that, dead as this blog may be, it's the best place to put some things I've been thinking about. This post is on something I think needs said, because I haven't seen it referenced in the Iraq debate and someone has to say it -- of course, a ... http://nukefreezone.net/archives/2007/07/23/the-evidence-for-withdrawal/ Alright. So I've updated the software that powers the NFZ, and now I'm going to try to post to it more regularly. I don't know how successful I will be in this endeavor, although I've got an idea brewing in the back of my head. But I ... http://nukefreezone.net/archives/2007/03/03/back-from-the-deadmaybe/ We got the House. It looks like we got the Senate.  Hopefully. We took several state legislatures.  This has national implications because it may allow redistricting to favor Democratic candidates in the next round, though I would rather bite the ethics bullet and have our new majorities push for simply drawing representative ... http://nukefreezone.net/archives/2006/11/08/oh-thank-god/ It's that time of year again when your humble author drops the "humble" part and tells you how to vote. This'll just be a quick rundown of things since I'm rushed this year, or your can skip all the way to the end for a short summary. http://nukefreezone.net/archives/2006/10/28/tangs-california-voting-guide-2006/ Recently in discussion with friends it was suggested that the accumulated damage being done to our social fabric by the actions of this administration was possibly nearing the point of irreparability.  I held this not to be the case, and mentioned a list I have been keeping for some time.  ... http://nukefreezone.net/archives/2006/10/06/to-be-fixed/