Nathan Scandella (personal)

New Car Smell (or lack thereof)

I just bought an electric car!

Posted at 02:16PM Jan 05, 2012 by Nathan in Environment  |  Comments[0]

Unemployment Benefits

The practical side of extending unemployment insurance benefits.

Posted at 03:29AM Dec 13, 2011 by Nathan in Economics  |  Comments[0]

Booyah!

Ok, so I'm crowing.

Posted at 10:53PM Oct 26, 2011 by Nathan in Sports  |  Comments[0]

Taxes and Death (of Critical Thinking)

The bogus math used by conservatives and libertarians, to justify their selfish desire to take a historically low tax burden, and make it even lower.

Posted at 02:44PM Oct 20, 2011 by Nathan in Economics  |  Comments[0]

Minimum Wage

In defense of minimum wage laws.

Posted at 12:40AM Oct 05, 2011 by Nathan in Economics  |  Comments[0]

Social Security for Dummies

The facts about social security.

Posted at 08:05PM Jul 28, 2011 by Nathan in Economics  |  Comments[0]

Smart and Smarter

Who's smarter (or less stupid), and is there a pattern?

Posted at 07:06PM Jul 27, 2011 by Nathan in General  |  Comments[0]

Conservatives' War on Facts

Ann Coulter provides a perfect example of why you simply can't debate conservatives anymore.

Posted at 12:17AM Jul 27, 2011 by Nathan in Politics  |  Comments[0]

Do Atheists Just Need to be Nicer to the Religious?

Like the ineffective flailing of liberals in the US Congress, atheists who don't stand up for what they believe in are not helping their cause.

Posted at 09:13PM Jun 18, 2011 by Nathan in General  |  Comments[0]

The Next Financial Sector Scam

Can we just stop trusting finance ... ever?

Posted at 11:56PM May 09, 2011 by Nathan in Economics  |  Comments[0]

Goldman Sachs Stole Your Milk Money

Goldman are only the smartest guys in a room filled with other finance guys.

Posted at 12:32PM Apr 11, 2011 by Nathan in Economics  |  Comments[0]

I'll Miss You, Mike

My friend, Mike, died this week. He was a fantastically nice guy who probably never got appreciated enough for his exceptionalism in that area. He is missed.

Posted at 07:00PM Feb 24, 2011 by Nathan in General  |  Comments[0]

Blood on Conservatives' Hands

This violence is not random, and the elephant in the room is that conservatives condone this kind of behavior.

Posted at 05:22PM Jan 09, 2011 by Nathan in Politics  |  Comments[0]

Biodiesel Fuel Lines on VW Golf

Repairing damaged rubber fuel line on a turbo-diesel Volkswagen running on biodiesel fuel.

Posted at 07:02PM Dec 28, 2010 by Nathan in Environment  |  Comments[0]

Response from Jim McDermott

Jim McDermott's response to my email about the Obama tax cut cave job.

Posted at 11:53PM Dec 08, 2010 by Nathan in Politics  |  Comments[0]