Link Archipelago
June 5, 2010
Reuters
- Is Falcon 9 a turning point in space markets? “Though the industry’s coming of age is still some way in the future, this launch marks, if you like, its transition from childhood to adolescence.“
- Violent contest for sovereignty in Jamaica: “If Coke is somehow able to hold out and formally establish his community as a state within a state, then Jamaica’s future is bleak”
- Competitive government, Swiss canton style: “Schaffhausen, the size of the New York City borough of Queens, is one of 26 Swiss cantons offering tax deals to attract hedge funds, biotechnology firms and Internet entrepreneurs, and companies fleeing tax havens such as the Cayman Islands that are encountering international pressure.”
- Chinese researchers create an artificial mini black hole.
- Who is Ayn Rand?
- Understanding Society–institutional reform blog from a social democratic perspective. Here are two thought provoking posts on deliberative democracy and utopian thinking. (HT Will May)
- Who is the best film maker working today? Poet Frederick Turner says Hayao Miyazaki.
- Ephemerisle is approaching! Bleg: if any of our kind, gentle readers is Ahabbing a boat, Jonathan Wilde and I are looking for a place to stay. E-mail me if you have any space for two wild cards. 🙂
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