My colleague Jason Kuznicki argues that those who take charity should suffer a social stigma. Underlying this argument is the unspoken assumption that social stigmas are a good thing generally. I’m not convinced that...
This morning I was able to watch our latest Leaguecast and enjoyed the conversation on public reason. There are a lot of takeaways, but I wanted to quickly speak to a point raised in the conversation. Around...
Now, of course, like all stories this is a story that may or may not reflect the reality. Seriously, though, if there’s any truth to this… it’s the sort of thing that makes me...
Here is the Raw Footage of our panel discussion on Public reason in the context of a pluralistic society. So What do you guys think?
Murali is hosting. Noboru Akimoto, Tod Kelly, Rose Woodhouse, Burt Likko, Kyle Cupp and myself are panelists. We’re talking about public reason. Feel free to watch the live broadcast and send questions our way via Google Plus, the combox...
Of all the punditocracy’s many responses to Romney’s instant-classic 47 percent comments (it was a “gaffe” only insofar as Romney said what he actually believes to be true) the silliest ones have been from...
… for road and park maintenance; schools for my children; police, fire, and military protection; licensing of motor vehicle operators and other public safety measures; enforcement of contracts and the peaceful equality mediated by...
I think that there should be a mild, limited, almost unspoken social stigma against able-bodied adult charity recipients. Usually there is, but often it comes with a lot of needless baggage. First, it should...
Good news, deep fried chicken sandwich fans. You can once again choose Chick-fil-A as an option when you wish to indulge in a less-than-optimally-healthy lunch. Apparently corporate policy at Chick-fil-A has changed and according to at least...
In Russel Saunders’s “We Are The State” essay, there was a delightful exchange that deserves to be highlighted. Impavid commenter Snarky McSnarkSnark points out: I made the following observation a few days ago in...
Hands down, the best election blog post on the entire internet this year is Mark Thompson’s What Not Getting It Looks Like. (And no, this is not just my opinion – it’s a fact....
Ya’ll remember Caine’s Arcade, yes? The Internet is still awesome. Important to remember after the last week.
Court proceedings are, as a rule, public. By design, anyone is entitled to see pretty much everything that happens in open court. Now, I’m in court a lot. So I see restraining orders get...
Many moons ago, in the gap of time between when I graduated from medical school and when my residency began, I went on a medical mission trip to Central America. Two of my best...
Because I have had nothing to say about politics lately, and because we have been accused of being too white and too male, I give you this. I do hope Romney gets a chance...
Suppose I were a billionaire and I decided to spend my fortune supporting people who would otherwise have to rely on Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. So I set up a trust fund for...
..and by this I don’t mean the Arab ones in the Middle East. Rather, I’m going to take a moment today to look at the string of protests/riots going on in China.
I am routinely regarded, particularly by those who don’t know me, as a jerk. I know this because people in my office and my building remind me that this interpretation is widespread. They don’t...
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