The concept of describing alcoholics as either “on” or “off” the wagon is one I have trouble...
Erik Kain
Erik writes about video games at Forbes and politics at Mother Jones. He's the contributor of The League though he hasn't written much here lately. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter.
I think what many mainstream defenders of Geithner or the rescue plan don’t realize is that critics...
This piece in the Washington Monthly is a pretty insightful look at the short life of Culture11.
The discussion surrounding community, individualism, materialism, and the current economic and political crisis is anything but a...
There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings...
…medicine, or at least dentistry. I was in the dentist chair today and thinking to myself how...
…is weird. Expect good South park episodes to follow:
This is my third financial/economic/treasury round-up. I am not an expert in these matters so what I’ve...
Via Br. Dave, probably the best, simplest explanation of the credit crisis I’ve seen thus far. It...
During his campaign, Barack Obama promised to talk with Iran – to open dialog with Tehran without...
I don’t know about anybody else, but this whole treasury/bailout/banking thing is just mind-numbing and overwhelming and...
….when you’ve got “Twit?“
….are in order for Daniel Larison whose graduation was today. The Ph.D. is finally in the bag. ...
“Talk about misplaced anger. Wall Street built a wooden house, stuffed it with flammable material, set it...
…at Kyle Cupp’s blog. And I liked it.
Writes Yglesias: Let the business geniuses, if any there be in these firms, get out and go...
I guess there’s only one guy to blame for the AIG bonuses, so next time Obama revs...
The Dream of St. Joseph by Georges de la Tour
After Work ~by Gary Snyder The shack and a few trees float in the blowing fog I...
