Monthly Archive: September 2016
Why Americans Don’t Play Soccer, and Everyone Else Does Part III
Why American chose Rugby, immediately before altering it nearly beyond recognition
Journalism vs. Trumpism: On Playing the Gentleman’s Game
This week, the Washington Post’s Charles Lane insisted that the media has done its job this election. He’s wrong.
Video: Map shows how religion spread around the world
From: Map shows how religion spread around the world – Business Insider
Briefly, On Disbelief: Keith Lamont Scott and Terrence Crutcher
Tulsa’s Eric Harris and Terrence Crutcher are dead. Charlotte’s Jonathan Ferrell and Keith Lamont Scott are dead. North Carolina’s William Ray is not.
Morning Ed: Europe {2016.09.22.Th}
Brexit, refugees, etc. Also, unwillingly elected black metal musicians.
Kristen Iversen: Where Are All the Penises?: Why the Lack of Male Nudity on Game of Thrones Is a Problem
nudity on the show: one involved a would-be assassin who was punished for his attempted crime by being tied naked to a horse and forced to walk himself to death, the other was a...
Morning Ed: Society (2016.09.21.W}
Ikari Warriors, Facebook, and the North Dakota State Bison! Among other things…
The Straw Consequentialist Tries to Fix an Election
Consequentialists are allowed to think about the consequences of their actions. That’s the whole point.
Gin & Tacos: Undisciplined Retreat
I realize how closely earning power is connected to masculinity in the United States. It must be very difficult to face life when not only can you not earn enough to get above the poverty line, but you’re incapable of earning anything at all. The mental retreat into this violent fantasy world in which white males with guns are the sole remaining virtuous members of humanity does not follow quite so easily. On his own it’s unlikely this man would have chosen that particular mental escape route. But he doesn’t live in a vacuum. He lives in a world in which tens of thousands of other angry, minimally educated and economically marginalized white men have already created a support structure (of sorts) into which he can be welcomed.
Alt-Right Memes Go Mainstream
The Alt-Right has capably pushed its memes into the mainstream. Can it succeed when limited to its own platforms?
Some Remarks on California’s SB350 Energy Bill
Where will all of California’s renewable electricity come from? Not necessarily California.
