Day: January 4, 2010

Don’t blame interest rate policy? IFRL-Mindiv-jezael-melgoza-1146316-unsplash

Don’t blame interest rate policy?

Dave January 4, 2010

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a speech to the American Economic Association yesterday. In it, he argued...

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Why your boss is incompetent

Will January 4, 2010

This explanation is frighteningly plausible.

Exporting Authoritarianism wildlife management

Exporting Authoritarianism

Will January 4, 2010

I wish I was as sanguine about the future of authoritarianism as Anne Applebaum, who breezily predicts...

Counter-terrorism after “The End” of the War on Terror IFRL-TLC-Patterns-35861583583_e06ab8bd83_o

Counter-terrorism after “The End” of the War on Terror

Chris Dierkes January 4, 2010

The New York Times has a preview of its upcoming magazine featuring Peter Barker’s article on counter-terrorism...

The Evolution of Soccer IFRL-Plague-Cleansing

The Evolution of Soccer

Will January 4, 2010

The Guardian surveys the future of the world’s most popular game. Worth reading in full, especially for...

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Erik Kain January 4, 2010

I finally saw Avatar (in 3D) without anyone threatening to beat me up. It was everything I...

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Tortured Logic

Will January 4, 2010

Joe Carter has written an excellent post on torture, pacifism, and the moral legitimacy of “enhanced interrogation.”

Jaybird in reply to KenB on Saturday Morning Gaming: Hollow KnightI am *EXCEPTIONALLY* irritated. I watched a youtube that said "fight them like *THIS*" and I went an…
Jaybird in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025My Ethics professor freshman year (so, 1991-1992) was approximately one jillion years old and he exp…
KenB in reply to Dark Matter on The Emergency Ordinary Times FaceliftLet me add my voice to the choir -- thanks much Will for carving out a chunk of your vacation for us…
KenB in reply to Jaybird on Saturday Morning Gaming: Hollow KnightIt's been so long since I played that I had to google them -- and yes, I hated that battle. I believ…
Michael Cain in reply to North on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointI think you're letting Texas and Florida overwhelm your opinion. A number of the other states in the…
Michael Cain in reply to Andrew Donaldson on The Emergency Ordinary Times FaceliftI have made myself a terrible person to have opinions about appearance things like gray-on-gray or v…
Michael Cain on The Emergency Ordinary Times FaceliftAs I've mentioned before, WordPress has managed to recreate all of the worst aspects of Windows 95 f…
Michael Cain in reply to Andrew Donaldson on The Emergency Ordinary Times FaceliftAfter a relatively long absence, their pattern has changed somewhat. Working on recognizing it...
Andrew Donaldson on The Emergency Ordinary Times FaceliftA side note that probably only interests me, but outside from our legendary comments stalker needing…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on The Emergency Ordinary Times FaceliftThat exactly. Well done.