Category Archives: Politics and Economics

Egalitarianism Question

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Shouldn’t the anti-stereotyping crowd be more worked-up than they are about the habit bookstores have of segregating some magazines into “Men’s Interest” and “Women’s Interest” sections? Isn’t it unfair to make — no, to impose — the … Continue reading →

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Real Men Don’t Like Marxism

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: I lift weights. So sue me.

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Linkage

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I got a kick out of this Steve Sailer piece on the Niall Ferguson-John Maynard Keynes controversy. Hoping to eventually pick up this new release from TASCHEN. I love TASCHEN. I just wish I wasn’t too much of … Continue reading →

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Should Tea Party Organizations Be Tax-Exempt?

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I don’t doubt too much that the IRS’s special treatment of Tea Party organizations had political motivations, ideological if not partisan.  And that’s bad, bad bad let’s all agree. And maybe Ross Douthat is right that the story is … Continue reading →

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Oh, God. What New Devilry is Coming Our Way?

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: Here.

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“Witch Hunt”

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I loved this well-done, labor-of-love, low-budget 2008 doc about child-abuse accusations in Bakersfield, California in the 1980s. The accusations all — let me repeat that: ALL — turned out to be false. Nonetheless, many of them resulted … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: Martyrs

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Linkage

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Do you know more about science and technology than the average American? Take this 13-question quiz to find out. (I got 12/13. I couldn’t remember if it was hydrogen or nitrogen.) The Human Genome Project just celebrated … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Has the time finally come to end affirmative action? Meet Stoya, favorite porn star of today’s hipsters. Safe for work — the link goes to a Village Voice article. Although a majority of Americans want immigration rates … Continue reading →

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Immigration, Legal and Illegal

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I don’t normally have much time for Anne Coulter, but this strikes me as a terrific column. Fact Du Jour: “During the three years from 2010 through 2012, immigrants have committed about a dozen mass murders in … Continue reading →

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