There was a time, I am told, when Christians opposed usury. . . There's something that's not clear from today's New York Times article about how payday loan sharks are ripping.
A few random thoughts continuing what Scott said below. First, everyone should read this Neiwart post at Ornicus. I have little to add to it. Yes, some people used faulty and.
A remarkable story, as the Supreme Court confronts egregious lawlessness in the Fifth Cicuit, itself intended to cover up egregious lawlessness in Texas's administration of the death penalty: The two.
Seattle is one of three cities booked so far on the Slint reunion tour. I'm a bit of a sucker for reunion tours, especially for those bands that put out great.
Everyone's linking to this new blog started by Velleman, whose work I don't personally know, but who I know is a big name in philosophy. But the rest of the roster.
immediately below. The natural path for this to take is for us to start parsing Atrios' argument narrowly until we discover we all pretty much agree, and I'm not sure.
I'm afraid I have to go with Matt and Kevin on this one. From Atrios: That's ridiculous. The issue with that war and any other war isn't simply whether it's "justifiable." And.
To follow up on Scott's post, Kieran Healy at Crooked Timber has done an excellent job of destroying the absurd first post from Judge "Posner." Speaking of which, “Posner’s” strategy neatly.
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