Day: February 3, 2010

Homer “The Iliad” (1 of 2) IFRL-Plague-Pit

Homer “The Iliad” (1 of 2)

Rufus F. February 3, 2010

Western literature begins with The Iliad and, until recently, it was assumed that no educated person in...

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Paul Ryan Week Continues

Mark of New Jersey February 3, 2010

Ross Douthat’s piece on Paul Ryan’s position within the Republican Party is almost as worthwhile as the...

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Erik Kain February 3, 2010

Matt Yglesias likens transparency in Congressional negotiations with transparency in family negotiations: Think about a family negotiation...

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Klein vs. Ryan

Mark of New Jersey February 3, 2010

This discussion/interview between Ezra Klein and Rep. Paul Ryan is the best thing I’ve seen in the...

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Oscar Goodman for President

Will February 3, 2010

The ridiculous spat over Obama’s gambling remarks gives me an excuse to discuss Las Vegas Mayor Oscar...

The National Popular Vote and the Electoral College Anachronism IFRL-Mindiv-Society-GAPD-uffizi.portrait-of-maria-adelaide-of-france-in-turkish-style-clothes-149

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The National Popular Vote and the Electoral College Anachronism

Mark of New Jersey February 3, 2010

A hot topic the last few months here at the League has been the issue of government...

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Spat of the Day

Will February 3, 2010

Obama: “When times are tough, you tighten your belts…You don’t blow a bunch of cash in Vegas...

Dark Matter in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025This situation reminds me of the whole "U leaders don't deal with sex offenders" problem. The compli…
North in reply to Michael Cain on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointOh I agree; I noted as such in my original comment. But I can't help but notice that all the stories…
Dark Matter in reply to Michael Cain on From the NY Times: DOGE Savings “85 percent less than its objective”Military spending is roughly half of that $1.6T discretionary spending I think Musk didn't review th…
Michael Cain in reply to Dark Matter on From the NY Times: DOGE Savings “85 percent less than its objective”Do those numbers put DOD and military spending done by other parts of the government in discretionar…
Michael Cain in reply to North on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointTexas, and to a somewhat lesser extent Florida, build because they can sprawl. Where are the desirab…
Dark Matter on From the NY Times: DOGE Savings “85 percent less than its objective”All federal discretionary spending combined is $1.6T. This includes what most of us view as primary…
North in reply to Michael Cain on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointThat is a fair critique to a very broad blanket statement but Florida and Texas are, iirc, the large…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025If it were still scientifically accurate, then maybe it would be. Or maybe we've become more accepti…
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…