Does Bigotry Pay in a Free Market? Absolutely.
A fast-growing talking point among pseudo-libertarians is the idea that a free market will reward diversity and punish bigotry. Reality suggests otherwise.
Monthly Archive: August 2013
The Problem with the Public vs. Private Distinction in Education
Allison Benedikt accuses her colleagues who send their kids to private school for turning their backs on the promise of public education.
Nob’s Syria Reading List for 8/28
So, I’ve gotten a bit impatient with reading some of what passes for “debate” on the Syria matter. I’m still extremely ambivalent on the issue and I’ll probably spell that out in a long-form...
Many of You Are Going to Hell
Scripture and Tradition both indicate that few are saved and many are damned. Should Christians assent to this doctrine?
Fort Hood Shooter Gets Death Penalty
Well, not “gets death penalty” but the jury recommends it. There’s still some of the process to go through yet.
Inequality and MLK
An insightful Bloomberg op-ed highlights the special relationship between Martin Luther King and organized labor.
The Code of the Bagginses
If P. G. Wodehouse had moved from musical comedy to epic fantasy, it might have begun something like this.
Beating the Drums for Intervention with Syria
Everyone wants to offer the President advice on what the U.S. should do about Syria, but no one has any clue how their plans would work or why.
The Executioner
“I’ll get the right arm, you get the left. One of us will have the actual agents, and the other will have saline solution.”
Own Comment Rescue, Inflation Edition
Continuing with the recent, curious trend of deeming my comments worthy of being highlighted in posts of their own, our friend Murali sent me an email
Jonathan Chait Shakes His Head at “Younger Liberal Friends”
Jonathan Chait is reasonably sure that “killing some of the Syrians who are soldiers wantonly killing civilians will probably lead to a net decrease in killing,” and with that let the bombing commence.
Ordinary Tales – An Introduction and Call for Submissions
Starting today, Ordinary Times is pleased to announce a new regular sub-blog category, Ordinary Tales. Ordinary Tales will feature fiction, poetry, personal essays, original music, and visual art submissions.
Pat Robertson is a liar and hypocrite
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor, Mr. Robertson
Defining Cultural Decline
Rufus takes a stab at explaining why he finds the local culture where he lives to be pathological but not in decline.
Driving Blind: The Road to “Intervention”
While the President and his administration prime the American public for war with Syria, a look at some of the day’s most prevalent writing on the topic demonstrates just how little anyone knows about what might happen after the country does so.
