Monthly Archives: October 2016

A Song for Saturday

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

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A Song for Friday

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

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A Song for Thursday

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

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Squirrel!

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Out of the crooked timber of humanity no straight thing was ever made. –Immanuel Kant “Institution” sounds like a noun, as something permanent that goes well beyond the humans who populate one.  In fact our institutions mostly verbs, … Continue reading →

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A Song for Wednesday

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

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A Song for Tuesday

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

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A Song for Monday

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

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Inflection Point

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: According to The American Prospect the era of red-blue hyper-partisanship has its origins in the mid-90s.  Around that time American elections became significantly “less variable”. What happened between 1992 and 1996 to make presidential campaigns more stable? For … Continue reading →

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Rana Foroohar’s “Makers and Takers”

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: This is a terrific journalistic account of how our economy and our financial life have come to their current awful states. (Full disclosure: I knew the author a wee bit back in my magazine days, and I liked and respected her.) Foroohar’s book … Continue reading →

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It’s Tough Being a Positivist

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Over at the Unz Review, Razib Khan has a realization: A few days ago I joked on Facebook that life isn’t about the score up on the board, but standing with your team. By this, I have come … Continue reading →

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