To hell with topicality — a writing bleg
It’s not that Rose and Russell are at a loss for words. Rather the opposite, really.
Monthly Archive: August 2014
Human Nature Bleg — A Kinda Sorta Comment Rescue
A comment from Citizen has me wondering if there are actually two invisible hands.
Bleg: Help me build the Mon Tiki Songbook
As a project for this winter, I would like to expand my uke/guitar repertoire to include sing-alongs; songs like “Southern Cross” or “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, and I am asking OG readers and writers to make suggestions in the comments.
The Two Libertarians
There are actually two different libertarian movements in this country, says Tod Kelly, that are unknowingly competing against one another.
And the wrong side is winning.
A Really Simple Theory of Moral Rights
Most people who assert moral rights assert them in lieu of actually making an argument for whatever they are supporting.
Let Your ID Fly Freely
In which I wonder about the appeal of “Piss Off a Liberal” apparel and accessories.
Which is more depressing….?
The article itself or the comments section? This is post-racial America, where simply liking rap music is grounds to be declared “no angel” and having your murder by cops justified by angry white men.
Your Degree or Your House
Will Truman reflects on Jeff Banks’s piece on buying a home in the post-bubble era.
Demographics is destiny
Someone pointed out this cartoon to me and it makes a very interesting point: since 2012, most of the country under 5 is not white. Over the next 10 years, we’ll have more people...
There Goes the Neighborhood: Asymmetric Gentrification and the Limits of Development
Gentrification and its limits and dissents. Saul Degraw examines why some neighborhoods get more and more expensive and eventually chase people out but others stay the same or get poorer and poorer. A semi-defense of NIMBYism.
