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Postscript: Rick Reilly Thinks The Olympics Were Unreal!
And he’s not afraid to tell you so, with some editing assistance from the ChiCom Party’s helpful censors inspirational journalism guides.
Props to M. Takhallus
I dispense props where they’re due. Obama’s VP selection, at long last, was revealed to be Joe Biden at about midnight. I’m not a huge fan of Senator Joe myself but I think he provides some needed wisdom and gravitas… Continue Reading
Same-Sex Marriage: The Federalist Society Debate
One of the really great things about the Federalist Society is its ability to put together discussions that fairly, intelligently, and civilly represent both sides of a contentious issue. Federalist Society debaters do not call one another names, do not… Continue Reading
Jury Nullification
One of the many notions I see from time to time — one held with religious-like fanaticism by its proponents — is the concept of jury nullification. Briefly, this is the idea that a jury (not a judge) may nullify,… Continue Reading
And The First Interviewee Is From…
Turns out the Flat Earth Society hasn’t gone away. It’s gone global. Well, that might be a bad choice of words. Still, you notice the first guy they quote (emphasis added): “People are definitely prejudiced against flat-Earthers,” Tennessee-based computer scientist… Continue Reading
Crticial Index
A few months ago, I missed Columbia University’s Andrew Gelman creation of a new, amusing, and astonishingly perceptive polimetric index: the Starbucks-Walmart Ratio. Take the number of Starbucks per capita in a state and compare that to the number of… Continue Reading
Why We Should Teach Evolution
Because without understanding how it works, we could die. From disease, from starvation, or from stupidity. Read the whole op-ed here. Then (and only then — if you won’t RTFA, your opinion doesn’t count) feel free to debate, disagree, and… Continue Reading
Excellent Question
“Why won’t America and Nato help us? If they won’t help us now, why did we help them in Iraq?” A good question. One with so many good answers that none of them feel entirely satisfactory.
Assassination On The NYSE
Freakonomics asks, why don’t more companies hire assassins to kill their competitors’ CEOs? It’s a delicious question, impetuous and brilliantly amoral. After all, when the CEO of a company dies, the stock tends to decline in value rapidly. Thinking about… Continue Reading