Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Wednesday morning roundup

David Leonhardt frames the mandate debate in a historical context.

Save caves to "controversy".

Meyerson has little love for Kissinger.

Plus ça change...

How the Moscow metro keeps its escalators running. An excerpt:
About six years ago, Likhachev recalls, a man took off all his clothes on an escalator. But his last bit of clothing got caught in a step and in turn caught what Likhachev refers to as "one of his parts." The dezhurnaya on duty stopped the escalator, and a repair man approached the ensnared passenger with a large knife. Misunderstanding the employee's intentions, the passenger began yelling, "No, don't cut this!"

He didn't. He cut away the tangled clothing instead. Uninjured, the passenger was taken away to a psychiatric hospital. The escalator went back into service.
If only they could be as good about saving ancient oak forests.

Some highs and lows as revealed by the Census. As always, the DC area is well represented in the highs for income and education.

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