Two Politicians Who Didn’t Say Quite The Reprehensible Things Said Of Them
…Although what they actually did say is really weird.
Category: Not a Potted Plant
NFL Extortion, and Point(s)-After
Three former Los Angeles teams are looking at moving back to Los Angeles, and they’re trying to make PAT’s more boring. I approve of neither of these developments.
Is it OK for Rich People to Shop at Thrift Stores like Goodwill and the Salvation Army?
Goodwill is not a place for poor people to shop. It’s a jobs program.
Book Review: Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
In a sense, it is the perfect speculative fiction novel, even as it pays unspoken homage to a similarly-themed book by very different authors from thirty-eight years ago.
An EITC Increase Versus a Minimum Wage Increase
What are the pros and cons of Warren Buffett’s proposal to increase the earned income tax credit rather than increase the federal minimum wage?
Linky Friday #115: Fools, Criminals, & Politicians
This week: Crime, Dummies Media, Politics, America, and Europe!
Liberating Campuses Legally
Outrage drives media sales, after all, nearly as well as does fear and possibly better than does envy. … Fortunately, the law offers a reasonable response to that which is seemingly so outrageous.
Liveblogging my Reading of “If you’re a Conservative, I’m not your friend”
Some people are not happy with the UK election results.
Ain’t Politics Grand?
So the Republicans were all like “Let’s give Obama more Power!” and the Democrats were like “I don’t know… could give Vietnamese jobs and America first!” and the President was all like “Liberals suck!”
The Disunited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
It’s not just that the Conservatives won the election. They appear to have won over the electorate. Did First Past The Post work with the multiparty electorate? These and other observations of the UK election.
Sometimes Guys Just Say Things
Prudie might be a little too critical of a guy who made an ill-conceived comment.
Linky Friday #114: Food, Family, & Fun
This week: Culture, Evolution, Business, Crime, America, and the World!
The Bright Side of Short Sellers
Short sellers helped focus attention on the practices of Lumber Liquidators.
SIHTAF: Manny Pacquiao Made Me Bet Wrong
The fight in the ring in Las Vegas last weekend was not nearly as tedious as the ones coming up in the courtroom are going to be.
