Carnival of the Badger, Volume III
And we're off!
Hurricane Katrina was on a lot of minds this week. Here's a small sampling:
Lakeshore Laments and TAM and Marginal Utility and Xoff have posts on contributing to the various charities who are trying to help.
Ann Althouse notes that we're seeing an American refugee crisis.
Badger Blues has a post about federal dollars directed away from the New Orleans levees.
Dummocrats and Free Will heap ridicule on those who are blaming global warming, and Nick casts his ridicule just a little bit wider.
On the fast-rising price of gas:
Lakeshore Laments, Dennis York, and Owen at B&S have varied comments on opening the strategic oil reserve to stabilize supply.
I speculate on the effects of speculation.
And Xoff has the solution.
Convicted UW professors: Belle at Leaning Blue wonders: Why are they still getting paid?
Is the "demise" of "no-cut sports" policies a bad thing? One Madison journalist thinks so, but Jiblog isn't so sure.
Jane Fonda and former British PM George Galloway, both fervent anti-Iraq War (some would say pro-terrorist) activists, are coming to Madison. Random10 asks whether tax money is helping fund their event, and Eye on Wisconsin has criticism of the criticism of Galloway's visit.
Anno Domini explores objections to the Defense of Marriage Act (long discussion in the comments following his post).
For a little change of pace...
Public Brewery moved to Milwaukee from DC two years ago, and compares life in those two cities. Heresy alert: he says DC has better brats!
And at The World According to Nick, pictures from Devil's Lake! And more pictures!
And now back to politics:
On the Borderline casts doubt on the mantra that smaller class sizes mean higher achievement.
RealDebateWisconsin thinks the "support the troops but not the war" line is just plain silly.
Blogger Beer says we knew more about Osama Bin Laden than our leaders "officially" let on, well before 9/11.
Frank Lasee wonders why we can't make Social Security as good as the retirement plan availalbe for state employees.
Sean from The American Mind says that, in their rush to score points on the GOP over voter fraud allegations, state Democrats failed to score points on the GOP over voter fraud allegations.
At Badger Blogger: some Wisconsin parents would be almost laughable...if it wasn't deadly serious for their kids.
Folkbum posts about MPS efforts to protect student privacy from military recruiters.
From Boots and Sabers, Owen asks some tough questions about the race for the 8th Congressional District.
Free-agent blogger Wendy (of B&S and BBA) says there's plenty of blame to go around in the deadly car crash that killed 5 east of West Bend last week.
And finally, the gift that never stops giving:
More controversy over the Marquette University mascot: Marquette Warrior posts a link to the new "Golden Eagle" mascot designs, and James Wigderson thinks he knows where the designers got their inspiration.
My thanks to Nick, to whom the world is according, for letting me handle the Carnival this week. If you're interested in hosting it yourself, drop him an email at schweitn-at-gmail-dot-com. The list of upcoming hosts is available here.
(Also linked at Ubercarnival)
Hurricane Katrina was on a lot of minds this week. Here's a small sampling:
Lakeshore Laments and TAM and Marginal Utility and Xoff have posts on contributing to the various charities who are trying to help.
Ann Althouse notes that we're seeing an American refugee crisis.
Badger Blues has a post about federal dollars directed away from the New Orleans levees.
Dummocrats and Free Will heap ridicule on those who are blaming global warming, and Nick casts his ridicule just a little bit wider.
On the fast-rising price of gas:
Lakeshore Laments, Dennis York, and Owen at B&S have varied comments on opening the strategic oil reserve to stabilize supply.
I speculate on the effects of speculation.
And Xoff has the solution.
Convicted UW professors: Belle at Leaning Blue wonders: Why are they still getting paid?
Is the "demise" of "no-cut sports" policies a bad thing? One Madison journalist thinks so, but Jiblog isn't so sure.
Jane Fonda and former British PM George Galloway, both fervent anti-Iraq War (some would say pro-terrorist) activists, are coming to Madison. Random10 asks whether tax money is helping fund their event, and Eye on Wisconsin has criticism of the criticism of Galloway's visit.
Anno Domini explores objections to the Defense of Marriage Act (long discussion in the comments following his post).
For a little change of pace...
Public Brewery moved to Milwaukee from DC two years ago, and compares life in those two cities. Heresy alert: he says DC has better brats!
And at The World According to Nick, pictures from Devil's Lake! And more pictures!
And now back to politics:
On the Borderline casts doubt on the mantra that smaller class sizes mean higher achievement.
RealDebateWisconsin thinks the "support the troops but not the war" line is just plain silly.
Blogger Beer says we knew more about Osama Bin Laden than our leaders "officially" let on, well before 9/11.
Frank Lasee wonders why we can't make Social Security as good as the retirement plan availalbe for state employees.
Sean from The American Mind says that, in their rush to score points on the GOP over voter fraud allegations, state Democrats failed to score points on the GOP over voter fraud allegations.
At Badger Blogger: some Wisconsin parents would be almost laughable...if it wasn't deadly serious for their kids.
Folkbum posts about MPS efforts to protect student privacy from military recruiters.
From Boots and Sabers, Owen asks some tough questions about the race for the 8th Congressional District.
Free-agent blogger Wendy (of B&S and BBA) says there's plenty of blame to go around in the deadly car crash that killed 5 east of West Bend last week.
And finally, the gift that never stops giving:
More controversy over the Marquette University mascot: Marquette Warrior posts a link to the new "Golden Eagle" mascot designs, and James Wigderson thinks he knows where the designers got their inspiration.
My thanks to Nick, to whom the world is according, for letting me handle the Carnival this week. If you're interested in hosting it yourself, drop him an email at schweitn-at-gmail-dot-com. The list of upcoming hosts is available here.
(Also linked at Ubercarnival)
posted by Lance Burri @ 11:37 AM
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