Category Archives: Politics and Economics

The Collapse, Part Three

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: This is Part Three of a three-part series. Part One of this series is here. Part Two is here. As helpful as those resources are, though, I confess that temperamentally I’m not of the “We can make … Continue reading →

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The Collapse, Part Two

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: This is Part Two of a three-part series. Part One is here. Another distinction that I’ve found useful is between people who think the current system can be responsibly and successfully managed and people who think that our … Continue reading →

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The Collapse, Part One

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: This is Part One of a three-part series. Since my recent retirement, the main way I’ve been busying myself intellectually has been in trying to make sense of the financial collapse of 2008. “What on earth just … Continue reading →

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Narrative Shmarrative

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The ever-mysterious Question Lady asks how you handle people who disagree with you politically.  Fenster wrote in response: I used to engage, and even argue, more than I do now. That is for two reasons. First, I found … Continue reading →

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Question Lady Question

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Question Lady

The Question Lady writes: How do you deal with people who differ from you politically?

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Question Lady Question

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Question Lady

The Question Lady writes: Whatever happened to political parties?

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Linkathon

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Gregory Cochran on how quickly evolution can act on human populations. Dennis Mangan, a blogging pioneer as well as my favorite reactionary blogger, is, after a hiatus, blogging once again. Fascinating cultural history from F. Roger Devlin … Continue reading →

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Linkathon

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The latest from “Idiocracy”‘s Mike Judge. A survey of the state of secessionist movements in today’s world. The Catalonia movement seems like one of the most serious of them. So who exactly was the victim? How trustworthy is … Continue reading →

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Fenster Endorses!

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The last thing this blog should be is a political one.  Little danger of that actually, considering the readership and writership.  And while I am a political junkie I have been careful not to use this as a … Continue reading →

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“An American Affair”

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I bought the DVD of this 2009 movie because Gretchen Mol is in it. It turns out to be a small historical suspense fantasia, set in 1963 in Georgetown, about a teenage boy from an uptight family … Continue reading →

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