Day: February 16, 2012

Mini-Milestone IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-461091

Mini-Milestone

David Ryan February 16, 2012

As we got closer and closer there was a lot of ruminating on the best way to...

A poll for the times IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-28644496121_86c3f25fde_z

A poll for the times

Erik Kain February 16, 2012

Jack Gillis has a poll on religion, which seems appropriate for the current debate, over at his...

Access & Freedom of Conscience IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-thyssen.the-solitude-recollection-of-vigen-limousin-57

Access & Freedom of Conscience

Will Truman February 16, 2012

If I had thought about it, I would have written the following back on Opposite Day: In...

Forbes Update IFRL-NaPP-Retro-France_in_XXI_Century._Water_croquet

Forbes Update

Erik Kain February 16, 2012

So, some good news on the commenting front at Forbes. Today marks the first day that the...

Update on Carolina Lunch Box Story IFRL-TLC-Scenery-sorasak-252182-unsplash

Update on Carolina Lunch Box Story

Mark of New Jersey February 16, 2012

Please be aware of an important update to my post yesterday on the Carolina Lunch Box story....

Some thoughts on recent issues… IFRL-TLC-Religion-GAPD-nationalgallery.saint-jerome-in-his-study-46

Some thoughts on recent issues…

Murali February 16, 2012

I’ve not been pulling my weight in posts for a while and ideas have been running around...

A Reconsideration: Obstruction and Teaching are Different IFRL-TLC-Scenery-24335965295_e6ecc7b7f3_o

A Reconsideration: Obstruction and Teaching are Different

Burt Likko February 16, 2012

I was going to offer this as an update to my post from earlier this week, but...

Pew Poll: Obama vs. the Bishops IFRL-NaPP-Asia-Jakuchu-Paraquet

Pew Poll: Obama vs. the Bishops

Tom Van Dyke February 16, 2012

Among Catholics who have heard about the issue: 55% favor exemptions from HHS directive 39% don’t Protestants:...

Changing a Trumwill’s Mind: HHS Edition IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.walton-reach-288

Changing a Trumwill’s Mind: HHS Edition

Will Truman February 16, 2012

When the discussion over the HHS mandate started, I was more-or-less on the fence. If I leaned...

David TC in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025Um, no. Literally none of what other people do is relevant to if a specific person committed a crime…
Dark Matter in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025This situation reminds me of the whole "U leaders don't deal with sex offenders" problem. The compli…
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…