Day: February 17, 2011

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Afterlife as an Afterthought

Burt Likko February 17, 2011

Last night, I attended a debate sponsored by the American Jewish University (formerly the University of Judaism or...

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Messerschmidt

Rufus F. February 17, 2011

After the jump a bronze scupture by Franz Xaver Messerschmidt from his series of 64 Canonical Grimaces...

The Death and Life of the Great American School System (part one)

Erik Kain February 17, 2011

All the bad crazy out of Wisconsin lately lines up really well with the book I’m reading...

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Government Spending and Liberty

Jason Kuznicki February 17, 2011

Erik pleads for public libraries, below. And Rufus plumps for the academic humanities. I’m inclined to let...

Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Far as I can tell, most press conferences are not open to the general public. That seems to be what…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I have to say, while I am not a Free Speech Abolutist, I am very confused. I didn't know you could a…
David TC in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I think it's worth reminding people that the Republicans are setting precedent after precedent that…
Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/20251. Van Hollen managed to meet with Garcia in a hotel. Bukele and/ Trump are frightened. 2. David Bro…
Dark Matter in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025It's in NY, against an unpopular victim, with an attractive killer whose motivation was presumably s…
Dark Matter in reply to Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Very true. It's newsworthy only because it's rare. These sorts of "respect" killings (assuming that'…
Jaybird in reply to Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Nothing to be done, I guess.
Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025It’s kind of hard to believe there’s anything worth bombing still in Gaza, but I guess when you run…
Jaybird in reply to Michael Cain on From Marginal Revolution: o3 and AGI, is April 16th AGI day?Not to nitpick, but that excludes more than 5% of humans.
Jaybird in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025They have already taken away the salad bars from Applebee's. They have taken away the Ponderosas.