Day: July 31, 2012

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Zero Tolerance Policies Are Stupid

Patrick July 31, 2012

But, that being said, there is something monumentally more stupid that zero tolerance policies, and that’s having...

A Romantic, a Monk, and a Neoliberal Walk Into a Bar… IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.the-deluge-104

A Romantic, a Monk, and a Neoliberal Walk Into a Bar…

Erik Kain July 31, 2012

On Romanticism in Politics Romanticism is wonderful in a work of fiction, art or video game. As...

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The Yardstick Case Of Pussy Riot

Burt Likko July 31, 2012

We begin with an amusingly bland description from the intentionally-bland wikipedia: “Pussy Riot is a Russian feminist punk-rock...

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Discourse Failure and Why Both Sides Do It

Murali July 31, 2012

In the comment section in Shawn Gude’s post, one of the things that came up was why economists...

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Capitalism and the Monkey Cage

Jason Kuznicki July 31, 2012

Unlike monkeys, humans are capable of deserving things for morally significant reasons. These reasons go far beyond...

Dark Matter in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025The status quo is fine. Israel gets stronger, the Palestinians choose to not. If things really get o…
Dark Matter in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025Palestinian terrorism causes poverty. Not on Israel, but on the Palestinians. Ditto these wars. They…
Philip H on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025It appears the courts won’t let Congress abdicate their responsibilities to check the executive afte…
LeeEsq in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025To be blunt about, the Anti-Israel people could argue that the Palestinians and their allies are goi…
LeeEsq in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025I'm generally inclined to agree with that but that leaves us with the problem without a solution pha…
Dark Matter in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025The Palestinians and their allies seem to think that a negotiated deal with Israel is too horrible t…
Dark Matter in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025You take a few hours off and take over the library. That doesn't have to affect your studies at all.…
LeeEsq in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025You are assuming a very generous ability to connect the dots. During 2024, the protestors at Columbi…
Jaybird in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025I have more sympathy for the kids who aren't going to miss their finals but weren't allowed access t…
InMD in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025Haven't they already conceded that though? Is the expectation that someone would bring their finals…