Monthly Archive: January 2016
ITW Morning Edition (1/7): United States
A moment of silence for brutalism, cute sea otters, and scary gators…
Market Failure 7: Government Failure (There’s Always a Catch)
Unfortunately correcting market failures is an exercise in using one imperfect tool to fix the imperfections in another.
ITW Morning Edition (1/6): Europe
Trouble in snowy paradise? Also, something mysterious called the Russian Woodpecker.
The Best Album of 2015, Obliquely
Top ten albums of 2015: 1) To Pimp a Butterfly, 2) To Pimp a Butterfly, 3) To Pimp a Butterfly… 10) To Pimp a Butterfly
Notes on a University Student Questionnaire
What university ephemera can tell us about how academia sees itself.
Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms & Pythagoras
I’m super-interested in this book, just like Bill Clinton is and John Adams and Thomas Jefferson probably would have been.
Another Post I Wish I’d Written
Ken White fisks the President before Burt Likko could even get home from his day job to try.
Radical Reading: A Small Key Can Open a Large Door
This is the first in a series where I read and discuss a radical book on the left or right. This time, I address a book related to anarchist movements in the Syrian Civil War.
Broken Elephants, Part II: Ben Carson, Frank Gaffney, and The Way to Make Your Mark in Today’s GOP
What happens when a major political party’s ideology and electoral aspirations take a back seat to making a quick buck?
What If…?
Seriously, what would the response be if the 100-150 heavily armed militia members who took control of a government building were Black? Or Muslim?
How would the government respond? Law enforcement? The media?
A Tragedy with Many Fathers
In Flint, Michigan many are blaming the state and Governor Rick Snyder for the recent water crisis where lead was found in the water supply. But the story is not so simple.
