Some Notes on the Sheldon Silver Case
Former New York resident (but always a New Yorker at heart), Saul Degraw checks in on the Sheldon Silver complaint.
Monthly Archive: January 2015
Product Review: Waves Gear Forever Cold Water Bottle
Like Ernest Shackleton before me, I heroically risk life-and-limb trying both hot and cold beverages that have been poured out of a stainless steel bottle.
Linky Friday #99: Flaming Big Tex Edition
This week! Ideology, the Environment, ArkLaTex, Health, Housing, and Timelines.
Weekend!
Some weeks you have to cram 30 hours’ worth of work into 40 hours. Some weeks you wake up on Thursday and realize that you got your 40 in as of yesterday.
A More Modest Defense of Free Speech
Free speech can be viewed as a truce between enemies rather than an inherent good.
Why I’m not going to miss the Tea Party when it dies: Reason #87
Because it specialized in using the Constitution as a public relations weapon, without ever really respecting it at all.
The Bridges of Konigsberg and Instant Insanity
Michael Cain leads us along a gentle introduction to graph theory.
Museums, Art, and the Public Good: Some Thoughts on Deaccessioning
Saul Degraw examines the ethics of Museum Deaccessioning and MoMa’s upcoming auction of a Monet.
Minimum Beard, Maximum Deference
Turns out, a Muslim prisoner has a right to grow a beard even if the warden doesn’t want him to. Burt Likko digests today’s big SCOTUS case of Holt v. Hobbs to reveal something about what this means for those of us who aren’t Muslims in prison.
Mandatory MLK-Day Online Re-Reading List
How can we best honor Martin Luther King on MLK Day? Here are three reading selections — none of which are by Dr. King himself — that would be a great place to start.
Who is College For?
Saul Degraw responds to Gabirel Conroy, McArdle, and the College is Snobby Debate.
Wherein we might find common ground in the “college is/isn’t for everyone” debate
Gabriel Conroy responds to Megan McArdle’s critique of Obama’s “college for everyone” pitch.
More on Unions
Damn you “comments closed”! Let me now abuse my power to respond to some comments from my Union Rep post.
Black Mirror 101, “The National Anthem”
Black Mirror’s first episode, National Anthem, isn’t really the Twilight Zone-esque sci-fi show it claims to be. But it might be the best political/social satire ever produced for television. Spoilers herein, as well as disturbing sexual content. By Tod Kelly.
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