Economist Bjorn Lomborg makes the case for prioritizing the world's biggest problems based on positive cost to benefit analysis. I hope you take the 16 minutes to watch this and sound off with your opinions. ... (more)

The presidential debates are so stupid. The Republican and Democratic debates are both just as bad, the front runners are placed at the center of the stage while the "other" candidates are off to the side. The moderators seem to ask the front runners like Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Romney, McCain and Guliani while others like Gravel and Ron Paul get no tv time. If the media are running out political process, we are in big trouble. ... (more)