Tag: hacktacular
I thought this Laura Seay piece lambasting English language coverage of Mali pretty outstanding. I know nothing about Mali and thus haven’t commented on it except to express sadness at the loss
You thought McArdle was as low as The Atlantic could go? Oh no. Not even close. How about allowing Scientology to write a “Sponsor Content” that looks just like a news article but is in fa

Luke Russert, who replaces John Podhoretz as the most unqualified beneficiary of nepotism in American life today, actually told Nancy Pelosi in a press conference that she was too old for her job. Wat
Scott Rasmussen tries to explain why his polls were terrible. I’m reading this over and over again but I keep missing the sentence that reads “My polls suck because I’m a partisan ha
So I get my weekly e-mail update from The New Republic today. The top two featured articles are: 1. Laura Bennett watches an episode of Girls and reads a Tumblr, proceeds to make ridiculously broad ge
Alex Pareene has had about enough of the pundits, ranging from conservative to “liberal,” who are somewhere between outraged and annoyed by the Chicago teachers strike. I am going to write
Erin Burnett.
I guess I always assumed that most economists were political hacks hiding behind academic credentials. I don’t have a problem with academics looking to influence public policy. But it is a fine
- Say what you will about Murc’s Law, at least it’s an ethos
- Checking in with the economically anxious seditionists
- Alabama Unionism
- The PRO Act
- Racism and Science
- Let’s have a toast for the assholes.
- I said to the captain, “please bring me my Diet Coke”
- Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 797
- How can we not miss you if you won’t go away?
- LGM Film Club, Part 137: Anatomy of a Lie