New TED-ED Animation Provides a Case Study in How Fascists Get Democratically Elected
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Monthly Archive: August 2016
Morning Ed: World {2016.08.08.M}
Immigration control in Asia and Australia, and lack thereof in Europe.
Michael Phelps has red circles on his back from cupping therapy – Business Insider
Michael Phelps will swim his first event of the Rio Olympics on Sunday night, and he’ll do it with noticeable red circle marks splayed all across his back. If you’ve watched any of the...
On Ad Hominems Part 1: The Messy World
Ad hominems probably aren’t valid. But we can’t get away from them, and we’ll have to learn how to deal with them.
Breitbart: Sean Hannity Calls WSJ Editor Bret Stephens…’Arrogant Elitist’
Since Cleveland, where Trump supporters overthrew the corrupting forces of globalist special interests, the #NeverTrump operatives have been in retreat. Trump humiliated Cruz in Cleveland, prompting black merchants on Cleveland’s Fourth Avenue to start...
Does It Really Matter That Trump Won’t Release His Tax Returns?
It’s been well documented that Trump refuses to release his tax information in the run up to the election. But does it really matter?
Linky Friday #178: Crime, Death, & Urban Living
Crime in the City may be bad for your Health and the local Economy, but it’s also Educational.
FBI Agent Apparently Egged on ‘Draw Muhammad’ Shooter – The Daily Beast
Days before an ISIS sympathizer attacked a cartoon contest in Garland, Texas, he received a text from an undercover FBI agent. “Tear up Texas,” the agent messaged Elton Simpson days before he opened fire...
Will Wilkison: How political idealism leads us astray
Philosophers who specialize in theorizing about perfect justice weren’t impressed with Sen’s argument. The problem, they noted, is that Sen’s “just go up” model will only get you to the peak of the mountain...
The Catwalk to Citizenship
A new Politico report presents a perfect test case on the question of why people really rally around litmus-test political issues.
D B Hart: A Person You Flee At Parties | First Things
In particular, I recalled how, back in 1993, when Trump decided he wanted to build special limousine parking lots around his Atlantic City casino and hotel, he had used all his influence to get...
The Split (or How The Law Can Learn To Stop Modern Piracy And Illegal Downloads)
A look at fighting digital piracy in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Why Are There So Few Female Econ Bloggers?
Blogging is fun. Why do so few women in the economics profession do it? Vikram mansplains.
