Day: February 25, 2012

The 14th Amendment vs. Plato IFRL-Mindiv-patrick-fore-557732-unsplash

The 14th Amendment vs. Plato

Tom Van Dyke February 25, 2012

Did the ratification of the 14th Amendment in the 19th century abolish “traditional” morality in the 21st?...

Dear Governor: I Am Well Qualified For This Position IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426281

Dear Governor: I Am Well Qualified For This Position

Burt Likko February 25, 2012

At Outside the Beltway, Doug Mataconis points us to a governmental job for which the regular consumption...

Roleplaying, Policymaking and Game Masters…. IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426219

Roleplaying, Policymaking and Game Masters….

Nob Akimoto February 25, 2012

Hello dear readers. Having taken a detour into state formation in fantasy worlds, I’m now going to...

Saturday Blognado: Taxes and Welfare

Saturday Blognado: Taxes and Welfare

James K February 25, 2012

This post is something of a coda to my Tuesday post on taxes, this time taken from the other...

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…