Who knew? The Supreme Court upheld ObamaCare. I know there are them those who frequent this blog who oppose the health care on moral and/or political grounds, and that is a position that I take very seriously. However, I am… Continue Reading
1) There is a “musical” group called LMFAO. 2) They are responsible for that horrid “I work out” song, of which I have heard occasional snippets over the past few months. Its real name seems to be “I’m Sexy and… Continue Reading
By way of Jubilee, I came across this list of healthcare principles by Tyler Cowen. It brings to mind one of the things I considered writing about for the Inequality Symposium (but ended up cutting from my piece, as otherwise… Continue Reading
There is absolutely nothing good to say about this: A Pakistani Taliban commander has banned polio vaccinations in North Waziristan, in the tribal belt, days before 161,000 children were to be inoculated. He linked the ban to American drone strikes… Continue Reading
I write a lot about evolutionary psychology in my work, and consider it to be explanatorily useful. Many people are off put by evolutionary psychology, though. So I thought I’d try to address some concerns here here. Part of the… Continue Reading
Last week. Rose asked about the larger behavioral patterns that emerged when people preferentially bought “green” household cleaning items. (I will admit [against all reason] that I went shopping a few days ago, and found myself pondering the schmuckiness quotient… Continue Reading
Good Lord. Elizabeth Wurtzel has written a screed that is so prima facie insufferable I wouldn’t think it needed to be addressed. Except it was published in the Atlantic and has 5,000 Facebook likes, so maybe it’s striking a chord.… Continue Reading
There is an amplifying backlash against helicopter parenting. On one hand, I think, “Huzzah! Sing it!” On the other hand, people with whom I broadly agree are throwing around baseless claims and anecdotes to make their points. We should be… Continue Reading
I am a huge fan of Slate‘s “Dear Prudence” column. I think Emily Yoffe’s advice is consistently level-headed, delivered with a nice combination of directness and humor. I look forward to seeing what she has to say every week, and… Continue Reading
I am highly suspicious that I have already covered this in an earlier post. If so, I apologize for repeating myself. But if Andrew Sullivan can go on and on about [random obsession] for weeks on end, surely I can… Continue Reading