Day: February 6, 2014

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Snapshot

Patrick February 6, 2014

My friend Stephanie just shared this photo on Facebook and Twitter (she’s one of the folks that...

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The World Is a Little Less Interesting Today

Mark of New Jersey February 6, 2014

Ralph Kiner, RIP. I grew up watching Kiner’s Korner after every game and delighting at the yarns...

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By Request: The Incredible Disappearing Plan

Mark of New Jersey February 6, 2014

Jon Chait writes of the latest Republican health care proposal that:

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CVS Going Tobacco-Free

Will Truman February 6, 2014

CVS will no longer sell tobacco products. Victory?

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Prolegomena to Any Future Parity in Philosophy

Rose Woodhouse February 6, 2014

A recent spotlight on philosophical bad behavior stirs some ponderings.

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Twitter and the Social Archipelago

Chris February 6, 2014

Twitter is a place where boundaries, and privilege, are constantly overcome. It's not perfect, but the good,...

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The Ethics and Incentives of Socialized Law

Burt Likko February 6, 2014

Noam Scheiber makes a radical suggestion. Eric Posner has lots of reasons why it'll never work. Burt...

Michael Cain in reply to DensityDuck on From City Journal: Blue States Used to Lead in Education. Not AnymorePut me in the group who wants the slow kid (black or white) to master basic math skills and wants th…
Philip H in reply to Dark Matter on From City Journal: Blue States Used to Lead in Education. Not AnymoreSo you support class warfare. Good to know.
Dark Matter in reply to DensityDuck on From City Journal: Blue States Used to Lead in Education. Not AnymoreWe have tracking because the alternative is concentrated poverty. Insisting my kid can't get a good…
Dark Matter in reply to DensityDuck on From City Journal: Blue States Used to Lead in Education. Not AnymoreSo the choice is that either my daughter gets a sub-standard education or some random kid ends up on…
Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 6/23/25On the success of Don't Rank Cuomo: “In these troubled times we live in, we need that.” Dawn Phelps,…
Philip H in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 6/23/25They “looked dominant” which was the point. You can’t “win” negotiations by looking “weak” and diplo…
Philip H in reply to Slade the Leveller on From the NY Times: 400K Manufacturing Jobs Unfilled, KindaNeither are prevailing wages in construction or agricultural work. But those workforces are being ru…
InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 6/23/25Initial reports are that the strikes only set the Iranian program back by months. What a disaster. N…
Jaybird in reply to DensityDuck on From City Journal: Blue States Used to Lead in Education. Not AnymoreOne point that strikes me as obvious is that continuing to fail, enough times, presents identically…
Jaybird in reply to John Puccio on Is Prestige TV Losing Its Prestige?From what I understand, the original pitch for Stranger Things was a bunch of clips from a half doze…