Day: September 12, 2011

A 9/11 Question IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-thyssen.piazza-navona-rome-47

A 9/11 Question

Tod Kelly September 12, 2011

I know everyone’s probably burned out on 9/11, but I’m curious to know how ya’ll would answer...

The Need for Speed and the Value of Human Life wildlife management

The Need for Speed and the Value of Human Life

Tod Kelly September 12, 2011

Last week following the Republican debate, Erik and many others decried the way Perry’s supporters yeehaw-ed Texas...

Beyond Capitalism IFRL-TLC-Scenery-rawpixel-id-402660

Beyond Capitalism

Erik Kain September 12, 2011

Umair Haque has an interesting post up at the Harvard Business Review asking whether Marx was in...

For the families IFRL-TLC-War-GAPD-nationalgallery.portrait-of-a-gentleman-with-his-helmet-on-a-column-shaft-146

For the families

Patrick September 12, 2011

In July of 2001, I was in New York working on decommissioning a regional office. Shutting down...

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…
KenB in reply to Dark Matter on The Emergency Ordinary Times FaceliftLet me add my voice to the choir -- thanks much Will for carving out a chunk of your vacation for us…