Day: August 6, 2013

Reading Jesus in Context

Kyle Cupp August 6, 2013

Kyle notes some fallacious reasoning on the part of Reza Aslan.

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Babylonia!

Patrick August 6, 2013

We’re back on track with our tenth installment of the Babylon 5 Viewing Club! The introductory post...

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2016: The GOP Rapture Cometh

Mark of New Jersey August 6, 2013

The escalating war of words between two of the GOP's leading 2016 contenders is a healthy sign...

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The Tyranny of Experience

Vikram Bath August 6, 2013

Chris Christie's exploitation of 9/11 widows and orphans is symptomatic of a larger problem in which big,...

You Have a Duty to be Healthy?

You Have a Duty to be Healthy?

James K August 6, 2013

I recommend this post by Kiwi Econoblogger Eric Crampton, discussing the issue of personal autonomy and social...

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…
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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…
Jaybird in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025My Ethics professor freshman year (so, 1991-1992) was approximately one jillion years old and he exp…