I am always uncomfortable accepting data and data interpretation without a link to the source data. Still, this is a thought that merits further consideration.

Moore distills a very complex issue into half a dozen paragraphs and a graphic. He does this without introducing serious distortion.

Nothing new here, but the various stamps of authority (MIT, National Academies, etc.) may bring it to the attention of decision makers.

This article compares Google's vaporware software (Chrome OS) to Microsoft's actual software (Windows 7). Let's hold off on this story until Chrome OS is at least in alpha.

This is more poetry than journalism. The argument is just an extended metaphor. Social Networking doesn't need this intellectual baggage.

The article was a very brief overview of a complex problem.

This is sadly a common story. Perhaps the most important part of the story is that these practices are legal and unlikely to become illegal.

This integration of audio, text, interactive maps, photos and hyperlinks is journalism finding a voice in the current world.

This story may reflect the "feel" of Beirut, but it is a little too gonzo to accept as fact.

In an article that is highly hyperlinked, there is no link to the Science Magazine article on which it is based, and no date and page citation (Science 27Mar09, pp 1680-81). This may have been acceptable in days of print journalism, but it is no longer.

Clay Shirky is a true iconoclast. He examines the economics of publishing newspapers. He then explains why this economic model is broken beyond fixing.

Sadly, this would count as quality journalism. It is a collection of quotes and counter quotes. There is very little discussion of how we get from here (e.g. the XO computer) to the new design (and new price). In technology we see dozens of these vaporware projects come and go every year. They usually don't happen.

Why do we have to go to Israeli newspaper to get alternative Israeli points of view? Why aren't articles like this one carried in American Newspapers? It might said that this piece is disrespectful, but the disrespect it engenders in me is for American journalism.

Not all journalism is news. The purpose of ed-op is to clarify issues or to plead a case. Mr. Safire always stimulates thought and often a smile.

Why don't US newspapers include articles from the Israeli press?

The writer has discovered that electrically powered devices use electricity. This is the style of reporting that gives environmentalism a bad name, by making it trivial. Scientific American was once a great magazine.

It is in the nature of ed-op pieces that they are too short to deal with complex problems. Still, Mr Krugman was able to at least point out the rudderless drift in economic policy caused by the power vacuum in Washington.

This is a very one sided piece. This is not necessarily a bad thing. It is trying to present an argument that few have thought about enough. Much of the "stuff" in Iraq would be easier and cheaper to replace than to bring back. Marginal "stuff" (worn out tanks and helicopters) could be left behind to support the military of our "ally", the Iraqi government. So, one sided that it might be, the article gets you thinking.

The article is a little chatty and a little partisan, but a good read in a gossipy sort of way.

This story is remarkably uninformative.

I often disagree with David Brooks, but I usually learn something by reading his column. This column explores the hazards of government granting immorality to corporations.

Would the best informed person of 1910 have anything useful to tell use about the problems of the year 2000. This is a exercise in hubris.

The credit card problem is presented in a human fashion. It is not just an account of numbers. It is the human face of the sometimes surprising numbers.

The article needed to explain who Dan Walters is, otherwise it just looks like another piece of partisan wishful thinking.

This is well reported. However, it fails on context. There is no mention of the 2002 coup attempt against Chavez. The US supported that attempt. Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.

The article does a good job explaining the advantages of a national power grid. It isn't as good at explaining the advantages of local control of power grids (Public Utilities Commissions, etc.). Perhaps a good model for a nation power grid would be the Interstate Highway system. Largely it was designed and built by the Feds, but largely leaving details and maintainance to the States. In fact, why not build the national power grid on Interstate Highway right of ways?

This article gives insights into the thinking of major oil companies and financial markets.