We Want Some of That Internet Money
Good piece on Murdoch’s (quixotic?) quest to charge for online content. One thing I know: I’m definitely not his buddy…guy.
Monthly Archive: May 2009
J.L. Wall…
…writes about Leonard Cohen, and you should read it. It made me want to turn on some Cohen right now. I think I will….
New Belgium
Good read about “sustainable beer” at American Progress. Fat Tire is one of my favorite beers, and 1554 and Skinny Dip are pretty bloody good also. We drink a lot of New Belgium brews...
an ending, but no closure
Wesleyan University is in my hometown. I have many connections to the university, which I won’t share now. I was in fact on campus when the terrible events of Wednesday occured. I wish I...
great powers critique: the nation-state in the 21st century
I was going to do another intro post on Economics (Chapter 4 of Great Powers), and then add a post that would offer some critiques/other angles, but Scott has already jumped into that fray,...
I dare you to make less sense
These days, “Orwellian” has become a convenient synonym for “things I don’t like,” so I hesitate to use the word in any context. But I don’t think anything else does justice to the sheer...
One More Time Around the Track
“So we’re supposed to react to a situation in which our schools are failing and the teachers’ unions are one of the biggest forces standing in the way of commonsensical and much-needed reforms by...
Liar, Liar: Jim Carrey and the Misinformation About Vaccines and Autism
By Dan Summers Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the infectious agent responsible for diphtheria, is a nasty little germ. Known once upon a time as the “strangling angel of children,” affected patients would develop a membrane that...
“A Tale of Two Exurbs”
One downside to Republicans’ lack of interest in “new ideas” is that they’ve effectively ceded policy discussions on a host of emerging issues to liberals, which is presumably why this fascinating piece on exurban...
“Bankers get fired, people who fail poor black kids don’t”
I suspect conservatives will find a lot to like in Geoffrey Canada’s full-spectrum approach to inner-city education.
Teachers Unions, Performance Pay, and Autonomy
Conor’s latest posts (here and here) sparked off a pretty decent debate in the comments over at The American Scene, and led to a good follow-up here at the League via Brother Will. Over...
A Quote for the Afternoon
Via Brad Warbiany at the Liberty Papers. Doug Bandow,David Rittgers, Cato@Liberty: As I have said before, the quickest way to create an insurgent is to burn a man’s livelihood. This may be a competent counternarcotics...
Colbert Off the Bicycle
If you didn’t watch Colbert last night, go here and do. The first 2/3 was unreal. A++. Kool Aid Sheik Mohammed is the new greatest term in existence.
Teaching Moments
This depressing Los Angeles Times story inspired a pretty interesting debate on teacher unions over at the American Scene. In comments, Freddie mounts a persuasive defense of union-backed tenure for professional educators, arguing that...
a quote for the morning
“Republicans have become embarrassing to watch. And it doesn’t feel right to make fun of crazy people. Better, perhaps, to focus on the real policy debates, which are all among Democrats.But here’s the thing:...
heat
In my current place – where I sit and type this right this very moment – it is too damn hot. I do not do well in the heat (thinking, writing, organizing etc.) unless...
going to war with the army you have
“Rather than deep moral and spiritual renewal leading to civic health, what if it’s our national solipsism and susceptibility to suggestion that pull us together, and pull us through? What if, rather than being...
The Underdog
Gladwell’s latest article is a fun excursion, replete with guerrilla tactics, the press defense, and a few egregious over-generalizations. Read the whole thing here.
