Gongol.com Archives: June 2009
Brian Gongol


June 1, 2009

Socialism Doesn't Work Things that should bother you about the GM bankruptcy
The con game of perpetually-rising debt -- Federal, corporate, and personal -- just has to end. The decision to split GM into a "good GM" and a "bad GM" ends up looking like a dirty trick played upon the people who trusted their institutions. And when we hear that the man who saved Chrysler in the 1980s is likely to lose his pension, it only reinforces that conclusion.

Broadcasting Radio streaming via cell phone into the car
It's quite likely to become a major factor in determining how radio looks (or, rather, sounds) in the future.

Threats and Hazards Digging around Washington, DC, unearths secret stuff
The sheer volume of critical infrastructure in and around Washington should scare the rest of the country. For decades, we've been putting more and more of everything we need to keep the country functioning into the Federal city, instead of spreading it around like we should have. If something colossally bad happens to DC, the rest of the country is in deep trouble. That's not smart.

Water News EPA approves Iowa's new water-quality standards

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