In a previous post, I explained that one of the underlying sources of disagreement about basic economic policy is that first world economies are both theoretically and practically complex, and thus may be quite...
I have any number of questions for Christopher Carr, our OG in Japan, about the last month or so and I’m pretty sure that more than just me has a question or seven for him....
A piece of the (Classical) historical record of which I had never heard, here (with a h/t good summary of the background here). Worth your time, if you’re interested in that sort of thing.
(Editor’s note: Erik’s praise for “Game of Thrones” drew me out of semi-retirement. Bear with me) One of the problems with easing constraints on a creative medium is that creators are inevitably tempted to...
This time it’s for the Internet. I’m skeptical, for many of the same reasons I was skeptical of the BNote. Timothy B. Lee explains. I agree with him. Reluctantly, if you can believe it.
I have television in my house once again – for a little while. This is because it was cheaper to hook up television service when we were hooking up cable internet than to pay...
Please allow me to introduce our fifth hosted blog, Blinded Trials by Russell Saunders. Russell will be writing about healthcare issues for the most part. His intro post is here. Please join me in...
In the Mindless Diversions blog, one of the regular features is the Saturday! feature in which I put various classic commercials for various products. Now, the intention is to show commercials that you may...
Devcat is spending time with extended family right now. After some intermittent hiccups, our web host moved us to a new server. With any luck, performance will improve.
on Open Mic for the week of 9/23/2024No those are marionettes, we just dont know who is pulling the strings.
on Open Mic for the week of 9/23/2024Oh, that's too bad. I was hoping it was a hot mess that we'd go back to in two years and realize tha… on Open Mic for the week of 9/23/2024Guess who this is: What you’re seeing now is a real Jezebel,” Wallnau declared. “When you’ve got som…
on Open Mic for the week of 9/23/2024Calls not to respond have always been quick. So what? As for the more material impatience and tersen…
on Open Mic for the week of 9/23/2024Short to medium term most likely but the calls for Israel not to respond to Hamas and Hezbollah have…
on Open Mic for the week of 9/23/2024Fromkin relies heavily here on Drew Magary of SFGate. I corresponded directly with Magary just this… on Open Mic for the week of 9/23/2024True, but Israeli withdrawal means that all the long term threats to Israel are undercut, the primar… on Open Mic for the week of 9/23/2024There has been negative criticism but also positive criticism. on Open Mic for the week of 9/23/2024Scroll down through the quote tweets. "Cultural Appropriation" shows up a lot. Apparently a real Mez… on Open Mic for the week of 9/23/2024Even if they don't care about the Settlements, most Israelis probably believe that the WB Palestinia…
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