Monthly Archives: November 2009

[Update: 11/15/09 – please disregard any inference of bias or conflict of interest on the part of John Weingart, he just announced he is stepping down as Highlands Council Chair] We have been following developments in the Christie administration, in … Continue reading →

In the midst of the Clinton era’s “third way” political accommodation, in 1995 award winning journalist Mark Dowie wrote a tragically prescient book “Losing Ground – American Environmentalism at the Close of the Twentieth Century”. It was a devastatingly honest … Continue reading →

This year’s superb World Series saw at least 3 episodes of the “quick pitch” (none ruled a balk, and each one perceptively detected by Tim McCarver, a former catcher and the best announcer in baseball). For those non fans out … Continue reading →

(with 2 updates below) I knew we were in for a battle over environmental regulations, but this is ridiculous (see: “Cutting Onerous Regulations“) Just hours after the polls closed, Governor elect Chris Christie told the New York Times that he … Continue reading →

[Update 11/5/09: lede of today’s NY Times story: Governor-elect Christopher J. Christie of New Jersey, … said Wednesday that he would move quickly to suspend new regulations on business I just listened to Governor Elect Chris Christie’s victory speech, where … Continue reading →