Monthly Archive: March 2014
Speaking of Wu-Tang…
There’s a great petition at WH.gov to have the White House buy that single album example and use it as a gift to the 6 millionth Healthcare.gov sign-up.
Nate Silver’s Actual Problem…He’s No Longer an Adult Fighting Children.
Tod notes in his column that he believes Paul Krugman’s “turning” on Nate Silver shows that there’s a growing tendency on the Left to disavow reality that disagrees with their views. I’m not unsympathetic...
Because You Haven’t Thought About Wu-Tang Clan In A While
The weirdest marketing plan for music maybe ever. For starters, they’re only going to print one copy of their new CD.
And then there were two…
… kind of, sort of. It turns out that my worries that the left might be starting down a troubling path are actually held by one OTer other than myself. It’s just that he’s...
Michael Bay Answers Critics of His Upcoming Easter Movie
Advanced showings of Michael Bay’s upcoming Easter movie, which depicts the events immediately preceding and following the crucifixion of Jesus, has come under fire from critics and religious scholars alike. Hoping to stave off protests, Bay has issued both an apology and explanation. Will it be enough?
Orbology!
Small Gods from “Vorbis sat upright in the tyrant’s chair” to “The way it’s got steps down into it, I think,” said Brutha.
I’m neither surprised nor heartbroken…
When I wrote my post about payday lending, I pointed out that select commercial banks were offering products similar to those offered by payday lenders. According to this article, the banks have exited this business, citing the new...
A Bleg: Quantifying a Marginal Benefit of Prohibiting Same-Sex Marriage
Same-sex marriage might mean fewer babies. But how many fewer? It’s actually very hard to tell.
The Right Path, Part II: Nate Silver and the Delegitimisation of Traditional Journalism and Objective Data
“Data that contradicts the Ideology is a lie; institutions that publish such data are the enemy; those individuals who consider such data are heretics.”
Who are the Left? A Liberal Response
by New Dealer Tod Kelly recently tried to define what he considers to be the Left and received much criticism for his definition. This is my attempt as a liberal Democratic party supporter to...
