Sorin Adam Matei
Analysis, research, maps, and essays from Sorin Adam Matei.
Irene landed in the New York metropolitan area with less force than expected but it still carried a punch. Various areas of the city were flooded, from Battery Park, to Hoboken and parts of Long Island. Manhattan took the hit, however, in…
MSNBC opines that the recent massive stock sell-off reflects the panic that dominates the small investor scene. If truly irrational move, this panic might indicate that this is also a good time to invest. Thursday’s big sell-off, which saw the Dow Jones…
White House spokesman John Carney told the White House press corps at a regular briefing that Osama was not armed when killed. Other details, according to AP: Unexpectedly high temperatures caused a lumbering helicopter carrying elite commandos to make a hard…
As the situation at the Fukushima nuclear plant becomes darker by the day (see Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Update) and the risk of a major meltdown increases, people all over the world ask themselves how great is the danger of a major…
Chosen by MSNBC, the best 2009 YouTube videos include Susan Boyle at Britain got talent, whose Amazon.com CD was an absolute bestseller Dentist doped kid – David at the dentist Funny JK wedding dance YouTube’s 2009 star was Susan Boyle, the frumpy…