January 12, 2008

India Hits the Road -- Ouch!

By Brenda Walker on January 12, 2008 at 9:53pm

India has an expanding middle class, largely due to American companies outsourcing jobs to take advantage of the dirt cheap labor there. The upshot is that many Indians have more money to spend, and they are purchasing cars, with mixed results.

Quote of the Day:"If you want Obama to be your imaginary hip black friend..."

By Steve Sailer on January 12, 2008 at 9:48pm

Exit polls in all-white New Hampshire found no difference between Clinton and Obama voters on the issues, but sizable ones on demographics. The Guardian reports:

"[Hillary] noticeably won the votes of those on lower incomes and without college degrees. In the words of that Clinton adviser: 'If you have a social need, you're with Hillary. If you want Obama to be your imaginary hip black friend and you're young and you have no social needs, then he's cool.'"

Central American Freeloaders Line Up, with Hands Outstretched

By Brenda Walker on January 12, 2008 at 5:25pm

As noted previously here, some in Washington are convinced that a substantial sum of money should be sent to Mexico to aid its internal police activities against drug cartels.

Sentence First, Verdict Afterward

By James Fulford on January 12, 2008 at 4:54pm

George Borjas, who writes his own papers, points to this article in O2138Mag "about the shape of the production function in big-time academics." I was particularly amused by this description of Alan Dershowitz's work habits:

Murderous "Dad" is Vietnamese Immigrant, Not Alabaman

By Athena Kerry on January 12, 2008 at 11:06am

Following a link on Google News recently I found 290 articles in this vein:

Dad Throws Kids Off Alabama Bridge

A shrimp fisherman confessed Tuesday that he threw his children from a bridge in the coastal waters off Alabama.

Wednesday rescue teams were scanning waters for the bodies of the four children.

Saturday Forum

January 12, 2008

A Los Angeles Reader Reports Freeloading Hispanic MTA Riders Forced End Of "Honor System"; etc.

From: Ray Rogers (e-mail him)