I already posted about the redistricting map currently making the rounds among Georgia lawmakers. But I got a few questions about the impacts, and I decided to take a closer look at some of the electoral implications. First, let me…
It’s been long and ugly, but it looks like we’ve averted a debt crisis and default. As I’ve noted here before, there wasn’t a crisis about our debt — investors around the world have been more than happy to buy…
Russell Shorto’s op-ed in the NYT — The Dutch Way: Bicycles and Fresh Bread — is a must-read for those who think America needs to break its addiction to automobiles, especially in congested urban centers. Before I quote from it,…
The answer to the question in the title is yes. A sharp, clear yes. Of course, 2011 is not even over yet, so plenty more could happen this year. However, the legislature won’t start anything new this year, an increasingly…
I went out on a friend’s boat on Saturday and obviously took along my camera. We picked up the Savannah River near Elba Island and went all the way into Garden City. It’s a fascinating trip that reveals all the…
The FDIC recently released its enforcement actions against two more Georgia banks: Century Bank of Georgia in Cartersville and The Coastal Bank in Savannah. But The Coastal Bank had already gone public with that information. See this piece from the…
Mashable has an interesting piece on a new Missouri law, which goes into effect on Aug. 28th, banning teachers and students from interacting with each other directly via Facebook or any other form of social networking: KSPR reports that it’s…
I’m pretty confident one way or another the debt limit will be raised. Great piece from the NYT today about the role of economic growth in the current deficit problem: Sure Cure for the Debt Problem: Economic Growth. Writer Catherine…
Some good news that got sort of lost on a rather grim news day. Automakers and the Obama administration today officially announced an agreement that almost doubles the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards to 54.5 miles per gallon by…
[UPDATE 8/22: Find the proposed new U.S. congressional map here.] [UPDATE 8/12: The proposed Georgia state House and Senate district maps are here. The final proposed U.S. Congressional map should be available soon.] In his excellent Political Insider blog at…
I was curious about which House members are firmly opposed to Boehner’s debt reduction plan — and I had a surprisingly hard time finding a list. The Hill has a list here. A sizable number of Republican representatives are still…
No surprises here that GDP was overstated for the first quarter and was well below consensus for the second. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis this morning, first quarter GDP was revised down to a .4% annual rate, and…
