Next year the Japanese automaker Nissan will come out with the Leaf, an all-electric car that will cost no more than its equivalent gasoline-powered model, under $30,000. GM’s Volt is expected to cost over $40,000. The Volt was supposed to come out next year when
A previously unknown composition by Mozart has been discovered, written when he was around 7 years old. His father Leopold wrote down the notes that the little tyke was playing. Get past the ad and the commentary and you can hear the piece here: By
Economics columnist Robert J. Samuelson discusses the financial woes of the great state of California, and then arrives at a sobering conclusion: There is also a bigger story with national implications. California has reached a tipping point. Its government made more promises than its economy
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The travel section of yesterday’s Washington Post featured a big, three-page lead article on “Luther tourism,” visiting the sites in Germany associated with Martin Luther, with a detailed account of the author’s visits to Wittenberg, Erfurt, Worms, and other places. It’s a good article–check out
The New York Times on the woes of the music industry: According to data from the Recording Industry Association of America, since music sales peaked in 1999, the value of those sales, after adjusting for inflation, has dropped by more than half. At that rate,
Vladimir Putin is allying himself with the Russian Orthodox church. From Putin Enlists the Church in His Power Grab: Two stunning initiatives from the Russian government over the past few weeks illustrate a disturbing fusion of religion and politics as Vladimir Putin’s regime makes a
If you were planning on buying a new car this weekend, taking advantage of the government’s offer to pay you $3,500-$4,500 on the purchase of a lower mileage car if you trade in a gas guzzler, you may be out of luck. The government has
A Japanese music teacher named Kazuko Eguchi has devised a way to teach children younger than 4 years old perfect pitch: The few who are born with perfect pitch say notes have a concrete identity and presence, almost like colors, and being able to intuitively
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