Month: June 2012

Jersey’s Boss and The Boss [UPDATED] IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.the-plains-of-heaven-96

Jersey’s Boss and The Boss [UPDATED]

Mark of New Jersey June 21, 2012

Love or hate Jeffrey Goldberg’s politics, he’s an unbelievably good writer. Love or hate Chris Christie’s politics,...

Remembering Andrew Sarris IFRL-TLC-Scenery-rawpixel-id-380897

Remembering Andrew Sarris

Rose Woodhouse June 21, 2012

Sad news. One of my favorite professors from my undergraduate days, Andrew Sarris, has died. I think Pauline...

10 Countries Do Not Have 90% of World GDP IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-uffizi.view-of-the-grand-canal-147

10 Countries Do Not Have 90% of World GDP

Ryan Noonan June 20, 2012

This chart from a JP Morgan analyst has been making the rounds on the internet:

“DREAM By Fiat’s” Limited Practical Effect IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-31837351143_1b7facfca3_o

“DREAM By Fiat’s” Limited Practical Effect

Mark of New Jersey June 20, 2012

In the comments to my post yesterday, my Right Honourable Friend Tom Van Dyke is arguing that,...

Peter Singer Is Wrong IFRL-Mindiv-33628528631_cc86e1ff83_b

Peter Singer Is Wrong

J.L. Wall June 20, 2012

The famed bioethicist nods in approval at a Dutch politician’s assertion that animal rights trump religious freedom....

He Needed Killin’ IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-freer.waves-at-matsushima-126

He Needed Killin’

Tom Van Dyke June 19, 2012

Grand jury returns no charges. SHINER, Texas (HuffPo/AP) — Hearing his 5-year-old daughter crying from behind a...

What I Learned About The War Of 1812 IFRL-NaPP-Asia-Japanwest-Audubon

What I Learned About The War Of 1812

Burt Likko June 19, 2012

I propose this as a collaborative post; I invite all the Front Pagers to add to this...

Managing the influence of money on politics? a.k.a the problem with democracy (or at least one of them) IFRL-Mindiv-daniel-rigdon-597874-unsplash

Managing the influence of money on politics? a.k.a the problem with democracy (or at least one of them)

Murali June 19, 2012

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on inequality. You can read the introductory post...

Dish? What’s a Dish? IFRL-TLC-Scenery-david-marcu-114194-unsplash

Dish? What’s a Dish?

Tod Kelly June 19, 2012

Hat tip to reader maxine for sending this to me: It appears that around the same time...

A Political DREAM IFRL-NaPP-Space-17504602910_a939b425ba_k

A Political DREAM

Mark of New Jersey June 19, 2012

Having now reviewed the official directive that some are characterizing as “DREAM by fiat,” I must say...

Hipster Conservatism IFRL-NaPP-Space-nasa-jupiter

Hipster Conservatism

Conor P. Williams June 19, 2012

Prelude: I’ve been mulling over something like this post for years, mostly because of arguments with the...

Win a Bottle of Delicious Whiskey with the “I Call Bulls**t” Challenge! IFRL-Plague-Distribution

Win a Bottle of Delicious Whiskey with the “I Call Bulls**t” Challenge!

Tod Kelly June 18, 2012

[NOTE: UPDATED CONTEST INFO BELOW] I’m starting a new semi-regular Election-2012 feature at the League, and if your...

Congratulations, your generation is the first generation in history to rebel by unsticking it to the man. IFRL-NaPP-Asia-Japanwest-Audubon

Congratulations, your generation is the first generation in history to rebel by unsticking it to the man.

David Ryan June 18, 2012

Link

Inequality by Half Measures IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.catspaws-off-the-land-172

Inequality by Half Measures

Guest Authors June 18, 2012

By M.A. Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on inequality. You can read the...

Questions for the Masses: An Inequality Open Thread IFRL-Mindiv-darius-bashar-560069-unsplash

Questions for the Masses: An Inequality Open Thread

Guest Authors June 18, 2012

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on inequality. You can read the introductory post...

There Is No 99% IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-vangogh.farmhouse-in-a-wheat-field-28

There Is No 99%

Guest Authors June 18, 2012

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on inequality. You can read the introductory post...

The Tikkun Olam of Rabbi Hillel IFRL-Mindiv-33474493220_9f814da9f9_c

The Tikkun Olam of Rabbi Hillel

J.L. Wall June 18, 2012

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on inequality. You can read the introductory post...

Book Review: The Dangerous Wane of American Communitarianism IFRL-TLC-Scenery-annie-spratt-1064383-unsplash

Book Review: The Dangerous Wane of American Communitarianism

Conor P. Williams June 18, 2012

(This is not intended as part of the League’s ongoing Inequality Symposium, but it’s not wholly unrelated...

On putting heads on pikes… or not IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.catspaws-off-the-land-172

On putting heads on pikes… or not

Tod Kelly June 17, 2012

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on inequality. You can read the introductory post...

An Inequality of Results IFRL-TLC-Patterns-35835910874_1b7b4201e7_ob

An Inequality of Results

Mike Dwyer June 17, 2012

Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on inequality. You can read the introductory post...

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Jaybird in reply to North on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025The DNC Chair does, however. I suppose I can see his POV... Hogg doesn't get to do this as a DNC Vic…
LeeEsq in reply to North on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025TL/DR of my comment: I want to hear the plot and the plan for attacking global anti-Semitism whether…
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Jaybird in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025The Trumpers seem to be pretty faithful Israel supporters. Maybe you should be better at seeing them…
North in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025*shrugs* The key to not being treated like a pig fisher is not to fish any pigs. The intersectional…
Chris on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025Should we find out what colleges these people go to and block their federal funding? https://x.com/d…

Month: June 2012

Jersey’s Boss and The Boss [UPDATED]

Remembering Andrew Sarris

10 Countries Do Not Have 90% of World GDP

“DREAM By Fiat’s” Limited Practical Effect

Peter Singer Is Wrong

He Needed Killin’

What I Learned About The War Of 1812

Managing the influence of money on politics? a.k.a the problem with democracy (or at least one of them)

Dish? What’s a Dish?

A Political DREAM

Hipster Conservatism

Win a Bottle of Delicious Whiskey with the “I Call Bulls**t” Challenge!

Congratulations, your generation is the first generation in history to rebel by unsticking it to the man.

Inequality by Half Measures

Questions for the Masses: An Inequality Open Thread

There Is No 99%

The Tikkun Olam of Rabbi Hillel

Book Review: The Dangerous Wane of American Communitarianism

On putting heads on pikes… or not

An Inequality of Results

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