Ben Richmond explains why the Higgs Boson has often been called "the God particle": "God particle" can be traced back to a single source. In 1993 Nobel Prize winner and head of Fermilab Leon Lederman, along with writer Dick Teresis, released a book called The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What is the Question? Lederman … Continue reading Scientists Didn’t Prove God’s Existence Last Week
Today on the Dish, Andrew landed more blows on the GOP – its failure on healthcare, Romney’s fuzzy fiscal math, and his cynical positioning. He’s not the only one: the attrition of "honest conservatives" from the "goofy" party continues.
There was little good news in the June jobs report, though disagreement abounds on whether and how the Fed should react. Meanwhile, Kaiser broke down the irony of Republican rebuffing the ACA's Medicaid expansion, while Barro wondered how healthcare consumption can be equalized, given rising costs and income inequality. Douthat and Reihan scuffled with Chait and Barro over the existence of a GOP healthcare plan. An instructive thought experiment reminds us that John Roberts' mind is pretty much a black box. And, on the ad war front, Rove is dropping $25 million in nine states to go after Obama on the economy.
The Libor manipulation scandal is way scarier than the lack of coverage suggests. A Rachel Maddow profile reminded Andrew of the self-critical knack of some modern gayfolk. And US weightlifter Sarah Robles' lack of sponsorship illustrated how narrow-minded advertisers are when it comes to marketing female athletes. And many readers disagreed with Veronique (who today discussed the US election and the euro crisis) on her characterization of Krugman – which Andrew defended, in a way.
Google Glass is the latest in dazzling Google technology that nobody wants. Bespectacled Rick Santorum rocked the plaid in a collection of US politicians in high school, in which Michael Bloomberg is revealed to be the president of his school's slide rule club. And Andy Griffith was shown to have backed Kerry.
Also today, Andrew parried yet another attack on his circumcision argument, and a 12-year-old met up with his 32-year-old self. A Brazilian soccer team came up with a novel was to promote blood donation. Hipsters grappled with the Higgs Bosun, perhaps unaware that another post was pondering their extinction. Readers sounded off with views from (in and outside of) their closets and tips on tomato selection. A new medical marijuana strain allows you to get baked without getting stoned. A showdown on a Jordan cables news station revived the old firearm or shoe debate. And a Venn diagram exposed Romney's Gotham overlap. Aspen pickup lines made Tom Friedman book titles sound raunchy, Friday poem here, VFYW here, and MHB here.
The rest of the week after the jump:
Today on the Dish, Andrew took on Romneyʼs pandering, explaining how he "outsources" his views to various conservative bases. On that note, an Yglesias Award Nominee nominee, Bill Kristol, railed against Romney for failing to generate much in the way of policy details. Opinions on this differ, though – this post explored this in greater … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
