Tankosphere Today: Sept. 9, 2008

Todd Thurman / September 09, 2008

• Long Before Midnight, Regulatory Stepping Down – Shopfloor.org

The memo in question came from Chief of Staff Bolten on May 9th (a copy is here), setting the deadline for new regs on June 1, as reported in The New York Times in “Administration Moves to Avert a Late Rules Rush”…

• SAT Scores — What the Media Are Missing – Cato-at-Liberty

When the College Board released SAT scores for the nation in late August, media outlets and state departments of education around the country were quick to report overall statewide averages…

• Britain Could Be Short on Electricity in a Few Years – NEI Nuclear Notes

Britain is “quite simply running out of power” and blackouts are almost inevitable within the next few years. This is the stark warning from the head of an energy think-tank who believes power cuts could be serious enough to spark civil disorder…

•  That Windfall Tax and Fuel Poverty – Adam Smith Institute

As y’all know, NTU, isn’t exactly a fan of the Bridge to Nowhere. And many of us have had some issues with its sponsors. So I can’t say that I’m disappointed…