The Rooftop RevolutionWashington Monthly | A bright thought for a rainy day: a piece on the success that Gainesville, Fla. is having in using a "feed-in tariff" popularized by Germany to boost solar energy.
Hoop Dreams and Bootstrap JournalismWorking-Class Perspectives | Youngstown State's John Russo objects to the facile boosterism around Michigan State's "blue-collar" basketball team. What the Rust Belt needs goes far beyond the pick-me-up of a winning local team.
Paranoid's Corner--Come and Be Counted!kausfiles | Mickey Kaus floats a conservative theory for the White House's talk of immigration reform: to get more immigrants into the country just in time for the 2010 Census.