Hacker makes the definitive case.
Month: June 2009
Almost certainly yes, but Joshua Pollack lays out some reasons for skepticism....Dan Nexon has more.
I'm the one with the tight sweater...More on what was discussed at TAPPED, and from Samhita, Emily Douglas, Chris Bowers, and Lindsay. Amanda Terkel has a transcript.
This is kind of old, but I still have to acknowledge the fabulous theater of it all:Moving quickly to stamp out growing unrest, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin flew to the small town of Pikalyovo on Thursday to demand that angry workers receive wage arrears and...
The New York Times reports that "some scientists" dispute the link between moderate alcohol consumption and better health on a number of measures. The key is the causality question, of course:"No.
William Saletan attempts a gotcha on people who oppose criminalizing abortion:Today, let's turn the tables on those of us who oppose abortion regulation. How far should we go? Would you.
The War On (Some Classes of People Who Use Some) Drugs could almost be funny if it didn't ruin so many people's lives at great expense.
What follows is a long, largely unoriginal rumination on the state, coercion, the Odessa Steps, and Tank Man. Skip to the end for trivial observations about the current situation in.
USA 1 - 3 ItalyI thought the USA held up well against an admittedly aging Italian side,for the first 55 minutes or so until they predictably tired while a man.
I was fortunate enough to be part of a group of journalists and bloggers invited to meet with President Clinton at his offices in Harlem this afternoon. The main subject was the Clinton Foundation, but as one would expect the conversation ended up being quite...
Nina Totenberg. Or as Ann puts it:Listening to the clips, Sotomayor sounds an awful lot like John Roberts -- who did not face any concerns about his "fiery temperament" during.
At Cogitamus, there's a good reminder of why the fetishization of the "secret ballot" preserves a balance of power that favors employers. I don't suppose I'm making a unique point.