Category Archives: Politics and Economics

Historical Note

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes Tiresome-Old-Fart-Reflections Alert … Younger people seem convinced that nothing as awful as what we’re currently enduring has ever been seen before. But the mood in the U.S. in the late ’70s (when I was a young adult) … Continue reading →

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High Tide of the European Welfare State

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: It seems that Holland is slowly transforming its welfare state.  For some years we’ve been hearing that demographic changes in Europe were rendering the current social models untenable.  The Dutch are now addressing this instability with a reform … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The man of system, on the contrary, is apt to be very wise in his own conceit; and is often so enamoured with the supposed beauty of his own ideal plan of government, that he cannot suffer … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A hyper-ambitious new social-welfare program is in a seemingly hopeless tangle? O, who could have predicted such a thing! From Slate: If you contract something out and get 500 million lines of code back, there’s no way … Continue reading →

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The “Democrat Party”

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke writes: A question. Years ago, watching George W. on t.v. from my perch here north of the border, I saw and heard him say this now-famous phrase: “The Democrat Party.” At first I dismissed it as his usual verbal boneheadedness–and … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Women are perfectly OK with sexism that benefits them. Do carbs cause Alzheimer’s? Nice to see another segment of the mainstream coming around on this issue. I remember Dr. Oz giving Gary Taubes a hard time a … Continue reading →

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Bitcoin Update: Fall 2013

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: Last June I posted about Bitcoins and why I was buying them. Six months on, it’s time to take stock of where we are. First things first, my return on investment. I bought my coins, never … Continue reading →

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“Car crashes…are symptoms of a disease…”

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes writes: Says the CNN opinion columnist. Before you argue that car crashes/motorcycle accidents are not, in fact, symptoms of a disease but some other category of phenomenon, please bear in mind: the new definition of the word “disease” … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Amy Alkon wonders why, in these hyper-feminized days, some women are worse at standing up for themselves than women used to be. Facebook follies. Shockeroo: Political leaders aren’t pleased when everyday people start discussing secession. I’m sure … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Have you run into the Frenchman Jean Raspail? Back in 1973 he published a notorious book called “Camp of the Saints,” a dystopian/apocalyptic novel about Western Civ getting overrun by 3rd worlders. He was much-mocked and derided, … Continue reading →

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