The Sox just beat Minnesota 1-0 to win the Central and advance to the playoffs. It was an exciting game, with a great defensive play by Griffey in center to preserve a tie, a monstrous home run to take the lead, eight innings of stellar pitching by a young pitcher on short rest for the [...]
Archive for September 30th, 2008
A White Sox Winner
Posted in General, MLB/MiLB, Sports on September 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
How Did We Get Here?
Posted in Economics, Politics on September 30, 2008 | Comments Off
This is an excellent read from The American Prospect on just how we got into the financial mess we’re in today. It’s from an explicitly liberal magazine, but it’s very well argued, I think, and goes into a lot of detail. The kicker? It was published over a year ago.