Day: April 8, 2010

Why porn is bad for you IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.the-thames-near-walton-bridges-286

Why porn is bad for you

Will April 8, 2010

Two recent articles on the downsides of pornography – including one from a wronged spouse – are...

Think of the (non-existent) children!!! IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.venice-with-the-salute-314

Think of the (non-existent) children!!!

Rufus F. April 8, 2010

Via the Economist, The Tokyo municipal government is now considering extending their child pornography laws to protect...

Pope Benedict and the Legion of Christ

Erik Kain April 8, 2010

Over at True/Slant I begin to lay out what I see as an emerging narrative of Pope...

For Paternalistic Libertarianism IFRL-NaPP-Space-rawpixel-id-441476

For Paternalistic Libertarianism

Will April 8, 2010

Jason has already mentioned the excellent Cato Unbound discussion on libertarian paternalism, but here’s another provocative question...

When Parmenides met Socrates IFRL-NaPP-Retro-800px-France_in_XXI_Century._Rolling_house

When Parmenides met Socrates

Rufus F. April 8, 2010

Parmenides clearly had an influence on Plato. The assertion that we live in a world of appearances,...

In Praise of Finger-Wagging 9075873085_ec2edbcaea_b_tiger-woods

In Praise of Finger-Wagging

Matthew Schmitz April 8, 2010

Does Tiger Woods matter? Robert Wright, who is no social conservative, has a piece at the New...

DensityDuck in reply to Philip H on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025"Amazon Haul", actually, which is their in-house version of Alibaba -- direct-from-the-factory Chine…
Jaybird in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025California should lead the way with their HSR and show those hillbillies how to do it right! Califor…
Jaybird in reply to Philip H on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025Here you go.
Dark Matter in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025We have enough taxes to make this work if we'd make HC a lot more efficient. Similarly our infrastru…
LeeEsq in reply to Marchmaine on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025Americans want first world service on third world levels of taxation. They get angry about why it is…
LeeEsq in reply to North on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025The propaganda on what a good neighborhood even proceeds radio let alone television. When Manhattan…
Philip H in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025The DNC needs to get over itself. The JD Pritzkers of the world don’t actually need them to get elec…
Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025Lawyer types! A question! America First Legal (whomever they are) has filed a bar complaint against…
Jaybird in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025Good neighborhoods are the ones near the schools that have more than X% proficiency in math/reading.…
Jaybird in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025We talked about it a little bit last week. For what it's worth, I think that the DNC Chair has it ri…