Day: August 11, 2010

World’s Greatest Deliberative Body IFRL-TLC-Religion-GAPD-frick.st-francis-in-the-desert

World’s Greatest Deliberative Body

Lisa Kramer August 11, 2010

Fantastic article on the modern Senate by George Packer – it’s a long one, but well worth...

On free markets IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.view-of-richmond-hill-and-bridge-278

On free markets

Erik Kain August 11, 2010

[updated] So, just to clarify a position I hold: My belief in free markets is based in...

Managed Ignorance Watch IFRL-TLC-War-34463352801_1a40d97721_o

Managed Ignorance Watch

Jason Kuznicki August 11, 2010

The latest in managed ignorance: Voters think TARP passed under Obama, not Bush. So many corrections, so...

A Defense (Sort of) of Allan Bloom Against the Calumnies of Tyler Cowen IFRL-TLC-Scenery-pawel-nolbert-291146-unsplash

A Defense (Sort of) of Allan Bloom Against the Calumnies of Tyler Cowen

Austin Bramwell August 11, 2010

This comes 12 years too late, but I still think it’s worth correcting the record. In his...

LeeEsq in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025I'd also like them to answer why the dozens of self-proclaimed Muslim states, where they can't even…
LeeEsq in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025It would be nice if Pro-Palestinian forces can come out and actually describe what they mean by Zion…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025the protesters have five demands: divestment from “Zionist occupation, apartheid, and genocide,” an…
Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025Remember when we thought police bodycams would restrain bad behavior? These guys literally beat a ma…
Michael Cain in reply to Burt Likko on The Department of Good ThingsAs I recall, it was less that no one was putting the information together than that the organization…
Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025Just in time for finals, Columbia's Butler Library has been reclaimed by the people.
Michael Cain in reply to DensityDuck on The Department of Good ThingsBased on my time as part of the state legislative staff here, the state and local regulatory minefie…
Burt Likko on A Post-Conclave ConclaveI thought the movie Conclave was beautiful and lush in its use of visuals and sounds and really weak…
Jaybird in reply to Burt Likko on A Post-Conclave ConclaveImagine hanging out behind the rectory and bumming a Chesterfield off the Cardinal. We used to be a…
Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025Luigi fans should be pleased: His legal fund has officially passed one million dollars.