Tag Archives: politics

How Much of a Libertarian Are You?

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Here. I scored a 78. How’d you do?

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments

A Dangerous Breed?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: No prizes for guessing which breed of dog killed this woman. Or which breed of dog killed this child. The other day I took a look at a local pets-and-animals bulletin board. Here are the dogs that were … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Politics and Economics | Tagged , , | 19 Comments

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 →

Posted in Personal reflections, Politics and Economics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

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 →

Posted in Personal reflections, Politics and Economics | Tagged , , , , , | 22 Comments

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 →

Posted in Politics and Economics, Science | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Computers, Food and health, Linkathons, Movies, Politics and Economics, Sex | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Linkathon

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: This Kevin Lamb mini-memoir of life at Newsweek parallels my own experience at the magazine almost exactly. Steve Sailer wants to know, how real is “stereotype threat”? Wheat has changed a lot since the 1960s. Paleo/Primal guru … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Music, Politics and Economics | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Jim Kalb on the 1960s

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Jim Kalb’s recent piece about the 1960s is an enlightening one, even for a reader with no interest in the Catholic angle. Great passage: The ‘60s claimed to be about liberation. In fact, they were much more about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged , , , , | 14 Comments

Gravity Vs. Anti-Gravity

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The main political battle these days isn’t between conservatism and leftism. It’s between the forces of centralization and the forces of decentralization. IMHO, of course. Donald Livingston is a historian and philosopher of history I’ve learned a … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Sometimes I Feel Like an Alien …

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Paleo Retiree
Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged , , | 6 Comments