Category Archives: Politics and Economics

Book Journal 1: Classical Liberalism and Gold

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: “The Law” by Frédéric Bastiat. Alas, I came to this book too late in my poli-sci education. No disrespect meant, let alone any quarrels with its status as a classic of the libertarian tradition, but it didn’t advance any … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Politics and Economics | Tagged bastiat, books, detlev schlichter, economics, gold, judy shelton, nonfiction, politics | 2 Comments

Juxtaposin’: New York Walks

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Related Are Teenage Dreams So Hard to Beat?

Posted in Movies, Politics and Economics, Sex | Tagged Bee Gees, Feminism, Hollaback, John Badham, John Travolta, Juxtaposin', New York City, Saturday Night Fever | 4 Comments

Two Anti-Feminism Books By Women

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: “The Manipulated Man“ by Esther Vilar. A rant from the early ’70s that has acquired an underground rep as an anti-feminism classic. Short, elegantly organized and composed; bristling with shrewdness and indignation; and far more insightful about women and the shit … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Politics and Economics, Sex | Tagged anti-feminism, Bettina Arndt, books, Esther Vilar, Game, relationships, sex | 12 Comments

Happy Election Day

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged elections, voting | 1 Comment

Looking Back at the ’60s, 1: “The Fog of War”

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Bugged and annoyed by Errol Morris’s recent movie about Donald Rumsfeld (which Fabrizio dealt with thoroughly here), I just caught up with “The Fog of War,” Morris’ 2003 visit with Robert S. McNamara, the former Ford Motors “whiz kid” … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Politics and Economics | Tagged documentaries, documentary, Donald Rumsfeld, Errol Morris, movies, vietnam war | 13 Comments

Question Du Jour

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Why are so many young Americans today (esp. of the white-and-privileged sort) not-OK with the idea that there’s a difference between messy, bad sex and rape? Is it mainly because everyone these days craves victim status? And, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics, Sex | Tagged Lena Dunham, rape, sex | 31 Comments

“The Unknown Known”

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Have any UR readers watched “The Unknown Known,” Errol Morris’ documentary on Donald Rumsfeld? It’s on Netflix Instant. I caught up with it last week and found myself fascinated by its lameness. For 100 minutes Morris … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Politics and Economics | Tagged documentaries, Donald Rumsfeld, Errol Morris, Film, George W. Bush, movies, The Unknown Known, War on Terror | 14 Comments

omg…it’s a twitter essay!

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes writes: And I didn’t even know twitter essays were a thing. Topic: social contracts, protests, and whether contemporary police theories about crowd control are a throwback to 19th century mob violence literature. In seventeen numbered 140-character tweets. With … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | 3 Comments

Five Things I Learned From Watching 37 Episodes Of “Yes, Minister”

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Illness has struck the Pensiers: at least two members of our household have spent the last six days walking around in various states of poor health. To fill up the gaping maw of daylight hours while I … Continue reading →