Monthly Archive: October 2021
Saturday Morning Gaming: Gaming Frugally 2
There are new free games for you to tinker with as you wait for this interminable lockdown to end.
Eudoxos & Tapeinōtos: A Fable
A fable by Bryan O’Nolan: “You have lived in a land of wonder. I have had every error, every fault, written indelibly upon my name.”
Parsing Out Pete Buttigieg, Parenting And Otherwise
So let us parse this latest Pete Buttigieg tempest in a teacup out as fairly and objectively as we possibly can, shall we?
Weekend Plans Post: On Slightly Delayed Spring Cleaning
Spring Cleaning…but in the fall. So you’ve gotten rid of the stuff that does not spark joy. Now what?
Can Joe Biden Protect Himself from Inflation?
There are certain concrete steps that the president can take to reduce the problem of inflation and help his own popularity as well as his party’s midterm chances next year
OT Podcast: The Old Gods Podcast on Capitalism
The Old Gods Podcast talk about capitalism – who objects to it and why, and how keeping around is probably our best option.
Thursday Throughputs: Captains in Ships Columbus Edition
People didn’t think Columbus was nuts because the Earth was flat. They thought he was nuts because … well, Columbus *was* nuts.
Wednesday Writs: Mowing Through Laws That Blow Edition
I hate to pick on California again, but damn…They make it easy with some newly minted laws that micromanage
And the Nobel for Economics Goes To…
The Nobel for Economics explains a UBI would have to pay out somewhere north of $15K before we’d see a negative impact on the labor force
Obsolete Philosophy Kickoff: Marx vs Nietzsche
I present to you Obsolete Philosophy. To kick us off, comparing Marx’s Utopia with Nietzsche’s… whatever it is that Nietzsche saw coming.
Fall Of The House of Gruden
Jon Gruden not only sinned, but sinned in the worse possible way; by having his transgressions documented with a paper trail.
Biden Poll Numbers Lag In Key Demographics In Key States Like Georgia
It isn’t just Republicans and Independents that have President Biden Poll Numbers sagging: key Democratic Party demographics are not feeling it for Ol’ Joe at the moment.
What The Staffers Think: Interesting Whispers From The Halls Of Power
Staffers have a whole lot of skin in the game, knowledge of what is going on, and a perspective different from their elected employers and the news media that covers them.
OT Contributor Podcast: Heard Tell w/Journalist Molly McCluskey on Gabby Petito & News Media Coverage
Latest Heard Tell podcast talks with journalist Molly McCluskey about what the Gabby Petito coverage tells us about the current state of journalism and news media, plus Molly’s own story of trying to bring a missing persons story to media outlets.
Maybe Today I’ll Debate George Carlin
Why do I have to be silenced if you are so unequivocally correct? I should be fodder. You should relish the debate and crush me and hold me up as a warning to others, but the urge is to silence.
