Monthly Archive: January 2014
Bad Attorney Advertistements, Part 4
Renting a high-quality video camera setup and hiring a guy to operate it must be substantially more expensive than I would have first assumed.
I Hate Olives (Meandering About Relativism, Preference, and Critique)
One of the stranger responses I get whenever I profess my own shrugging relativism is a snickering, “Oh, but that can’t possibly be true. You like things!” I think I’m meant to realize that...
Ezra Klein, Vox Media, and Commodifying Status
It doesn’t matter that Ezra Klein’s new project at Vox Media is full of hype but low on details. The shell game it’s premised on is familiar enough.
Remote-Wiping The Work-Play Distinction
Partially, this article from the Wall Street Journal is about smartphones: In early October, Michael Irvin stood up to leave a New York City restaurant when he glanced at his iPhone and noticed it...
The Rule of Doctrine
Atheist writer Adam Lee compares the Roman Catholic hierarchy to an absolute monarchy and dictatorship, but this comparison fails to account for the role of established doctrine in the church’s teaching office.
Technically, there’s more than one “real” reason
For those of you who haven’t seen enough of my opinions about vaccinations, good news! I have more to say about them.
Instant Philosophy: Marriage, Freedom, and Society Edition
by New Dealer The Atlantic’s Jordan Weissmann provides some very interesting statistics on what life is like for the average 27-year old in 2014.[1] The most interesting statistics to me were that high school...
Blogging the Abbey: Episode Four
“Spoilers? What spoilers? There are no spoilers in this post,” said the lady’s maid, tenting her fingers and stifling cackles of glee.
Pop It Like It’s Hot!
This post contains no Snoop. Sorry. Hello, my name is Chris, and I like pop. No, not Katy Perry or Miley Cyrus, both of whom I would consider teen pop, but pop more broadly. In fact,...
Social Change in the Digital Age
How our inter-connected lives create contradictions in the search for social change.
Online Sexual Harassment Is a Public Fight
Fate of the Game’s Jed Pressgrove calls for louder voices in the fight against online sexual harassment — especially from the victims.
No One Hates Free Market Capitalism More Than Free Market Capitalists
Mad Rocket Scientist looks at HR collusion amongst the Silicon Valley giants.
Stupid Tuesday questions, Franz Kafka edition
This week Stupid Tuesday questions go back to their roots.
U.S. Presidency 1: The Presidential Debate of 1787
Presidency Syllabus. Texts: – Federalist Papers 69 and 70 – Anti-Federalists 67, 70,and 74 Abstract The lack of a national executive power under the Articles of Confederation was a major factor in the weakness...
