More on Chinese with Western Names

At Gene Expression, Razib writes:

Chinese in China naturally have less of a need to assert their "authenticity," so why not adopt what needs to be adopted?

The Three Best Sentences I've Read This Week

Roger Koppl writes:

Some of us do think that designer labels will save our souls. That’s bad. But it’s a whole lot better than thinking that, say, the Führer will save your soul, or a crusade against the infidels, or nationalism, or a host of other collective salvations.

Barack Obama's First 100 Days

Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie review the president's performance and find him to be self-absorbed and out of touch.

Swine Flu in Perspective

It has been a little more than two weeks since the first confirmed case of swine flu was detected in Mexico. Since then there have been eight confirmed deaths, worldwide, from the swine flu and about 150 suspected deaths from the disease.

In that same time period, some 9,600 to 19,200 people across the world have died from regular flu.

As I write this, there has been one confirmed death in the United States from swine flu, a Mexican infant whose family was visiting this country. In the last two weeks, there have been about 1,600 deaths in the United States from regular flu.

Golden Eagles Hunting Wolves

What's Up with People in China Having American Names?

Huan Hsu wants to know.

She's the Best the GOP Can Do?

Jerry Taylor shows what's wrong with Sarah Palin's energy plan.

Luck, Wealth and Immigration

Economist David Henderson advises the government on how to help create wealth and reduce bad luck.

Moving Away From Fossil Fuels? Not Hardly

Peter Huber writes:

China, not the United States, is now the planet’s largest emitter. Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa, and others are in hot pursuit. And these countries have all made it clear that they aren’t interested in spending what money they have on low-carb diets. It is idle to argue, as some have done, that global warming can be solved—decades hence—at a cost of 1 to 2 percent of the global economy. Eighty percent of the global population hasn’t signed on to pay more than 0 percent.