Monthly Archive: October 2013
At My Real Job: The Irrationality of Voting. And What to Do About It.
Jason Kuznicki looks at rational ignorance in the voting booth.
Why Public Education Matters
Educational opportunities for students exist everywhere. Why public education is just as important as the traditional classroom.
The Mon Tiki Floating Classroom Project Inaugural Outing: Seeding Juvenile Clams and Oysters in Our Local Waters
It’s nice when a personal vision wraps up commerce, community service, local governance, and personal satisfaction into a neat little package: a local business hosting a local youth group to enhance the local waters with resources and expertise provided by a local government agency.
Monday Trivia No. 136 [aaron david wins!]
Santa Ana: 0. Jacksonville: 1. Only that’s a trivia question, not a soccer score.
Globalization’s Enabler: Mobility
The rapid increase in capital mobility has propelled economic globalization. Labor lags significantly behind in mobility increases. Is this a problem?
People are Dumb
A recent public survey of the most disliked NFL players reveals how dumb people can be. And not just because Tim Tebow was left off the list.
Vice Presidential Severance
“For the entire time Cheney was vice president, he had a secret letter of resignation pending. He wrote this letter because he saw a gap in the U.S. Constitution. If a vice president is alive but incapacitated, there’s nothing in the Constitution that allows for that person’s removal. Worried that he might find himself in that position, he created the unprecedented letter.”
Wait… What? (*UPDATED*)
Oregon defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti is upset with Mike Leach and Washington State. For trying. Or something?
Burning Crosses & Pink Elephants
So a guy working on a Halloween display that involved a burning cross set himself on fire. And then something about a pink elephant?
Take Two Red Pills, Call Me In the Morning: The Sudden and Surprising Rise of the Men’s Rights Movement
As it turns out, at-risk men really do need a men’s rights movement. They just might not need the one they have. From Tod Kelly, a companion piece to the men’s rights movement story on The Daily Beast.
How I’d Like You to Treat My Son
With apologies to those readers who know this all too well, one of my three sons, James, has a Ridiculously Rare Chromosomal disorder.
The Big Bang Theory Gets It Wrong
“Indiana Jones plays no role in the outcome of the story. If he weren’t in the film, it would turn out exactly the same…”
Celebrating The Judiciary
In which Burt Likko envies Canada for its annual commemoration of courts expanding individual rights.
