These nations are arranged in a certain order: South Korea, Turkey, Chile, Mexico, Portugal, Japan, Italy, Spain, Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Australia, France, Slovenia, Greece, Belgium, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada,...
I have claimed before that civil society is a fragile thing. I’ll add to that that the more civil a society is the more fragile it is. By “civil” here I mean “be-stated”, and...
I have a piece up at the Atlantic called “What’s Really Behind the Ever-Rising Cost of Raising a Child in America“. You should go read (and comment) there. To summarize: the cost of raising...
In no particular order, here are some songs with the words “ordinary” or “time” in them:
It’s tough for me to sit back and watch the immigration reform discussion currently taking place in this nation. Driving back from work last week to the house my immigrant wife and immigrant children...
The sickle cell trait. It’s often given by biologists as an example of balancing selection, which is when two different alleles (traits) are actively maintained in a population. In the case of the sickle...
From BlaiseP’s recent obituary of Kenneth Waltz: Da Vinci once said “Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to do the opposite, that is to commence with...
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Higher Education in the 21st Century. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in...
My good friend Brandon Foose has pointed out to me that the Olympics has decided to end its 2700-year relationship with wrestling effective 2020: There are millions of people whose lives have been shaped by...
Is there any possible way to justify putting a cap on CEO pay? Should we be having this conversation or even be taking it seriously? If your answer is no – that we should...
Using very simple language, can anyone explain what exactly is going on with Java/DHS/Microsoft/Google/#”the terrorists” and why this all necessitates my updating Java ten times a day?
Jason asks: “What are your predictions?” In the spirit of the early League, I’ll frame mine in terms of his: “All or nearly all cars will be driverless. As a result, transit will be...
Bill McKibben has a piece up at TomDispatch. He makes some good points, despite a clear disrespect for Mike Godwin.
I strongly believe that a thousand years from now, when the anthropologists of future civilizations study our society, they’ll consider New Years more important than Christmas. But just right now, when the clock struck...
This story and the potential for change it brings excites me more than the #funemployment hippie* party, #Occupy, ever did. Insightful, Hamilton Nolan writes: By 11:30 this morning, several dozen people wrapped in winter coats...
LEFT: Yogurt is comprised of Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacilli such as bulgaricus, acidophilus, casei, and rhamnosis. In the spirit of Tod Kelly’s Cheap-ass Gourmet series, and to add to the plethora of food posts we’ve...
And now on to the more important matters of ballot initiatives. In general last night’s results lead me to believe that American citizens are moving towards a more liberal (in the classical sense) political...
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on Weekend Plans Post: Leonard CohenHeh. I was already unmotivated and this holiday configuration just made it worse. Couple that with c…
on Weekend Plans Post: Leonard CohenIt’s only lewd in the biblical sense. Same with you on the work thing. Talk about unmotivated!
on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024It is not a great look. While I don't want to overstate the importance of this kind of thing I have…
on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024Bezos, apparently, killed a political cartoon that featured him. Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoo… on Weekend Plans Post: Leonard CohenThat song is definitely terrible.
on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024We don't really know if Trump is a first time offender or not. I would guess not. But standard pract… on 2024 Year in Review: Movies, Music, and More!I was reading a piece on the 2024 global box office this morning that noted nine of the top 10 were… on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024Pardon?
on Series! Recap of World Series of the 1930sThis was a lot of fun to read! "[1937] is, by the way, the most recent time the Giants made the post…
on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024True. And Hunter Biden would like a word.
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A Suburban New Year’s Tragedy, or What’s the Use?
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