From JHo, via email: “Interesting use of “neoliberal”, although this piece is couched in technical, even passive language. I’ve been ranting about this for years. Ben Bernanke was an academic, not a banker but sufficiently brainwashed in neoliberal, pro-Wall Street ideology to be trusted by the banks to flood the economy with credit in an attempt to re-inflate the bubble economy so as to pull real estate prices out of
April 2, 2012
“The Obama Jobs Gap is up to 15 million missing jobs (plus one scary, depressing chart)”
But so what? Obama is gaining ground among women voters and overtaking Romney in swing states. And here you thought issues and performance mattered. Silly, politically-engaged Hobbits. If substance mattered even near as much as “polish,” predictability, hair, or a willingness to keep to the managed script written for you by the status quo political class, you think the GOP Party establishment would be pushing Mitt Romney? It is to
April 1, 2012
April fundraiser: the “this is the month my new baby’s supposed to arrive, so I can’t promise you complete and total commitment to your blog-reading needs” edition [sticky; new posts below; WEDNESDAY UPDATE; MONDAY UPDATE]
I was going to wait until tomorrow to put this up, but hell, it’s April Fool’s day. And some of you more religious types might view that as a sign. Besides, a few donations have already come in (thanks, all!), and I wanted to start a thread so that I can thank people individually and publicly. — And of course, because fundraisers are what Jews do. update: Thanks to all
April 1, 2012
Language, assumptions and the Conservative “War on Science” [Darleen Click]
The headline is a Left-liberal’s wetdream Study: Trust in science among educated conservatives plunges Conservatives, particularly those with college educations, have become dramatically more skeptical of science over the past four decades, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Sociological Review. Fewer than 35 percent of conservatives say they have a “great deal” of trust in the scientific community now, compared to nearly half in
April 1, 2012
For your end-of-weekend enjoyment, the “the ‘anti-semitic troll Marc Elliott L’Hommedieu’s favorite pick up lines’ thread” thread
eg, “Your eyes are every bit as radiant as those of Shana no Shakagan, warrior child, friend of Yuji Sakai, a Flame Haze fighting for the balancing force! “–Though if I’m being completely honest, I’m talking strictly of the Noizi Ito Shana. Because the Shana of Dengeki Daioh, illustrated by Ayato Sasakura? — well, good luck competing with that stellar piece of magical pixy ass…!” or “Hey, you hear about
April 1, 2012
Why progressives must resist both “originalism” specifically, and the Constitution more generally.
Terry H sends me the link to a very useful throwback article that speaks to a running theme here on pw — namely, that what is we think we’re doing when we interpret matters not only philosophically and methodologically (or if you prefer, theoretically), but materially, as well. For the purposes of judicial interpretation, to conceive of a text as a set of fixed signs intended by its author(s) and
March 31, 2012
CONFIRMED: Banal, derivative, Tennessee-based space titty “artist” Marc Elliott L’Hommedieu IS the anti-semitic troll “RyanBacon” who wished bone cancer on my son
He tried, did Tennessee-based sci-fi / anime “artist” Marc Elliott L’Hommedieu. He tried, and in the interim he chided us as failed hick gumshoes for not finding out just who he really is — even going so far as to email me repeatedly with anti-semitic slurs, confident that he’d hidden himself so well. But the fact is, Marc Elliott L’Hommedieu, recently of 1707 Craig Ct in Murfreesboro, TN (born 10/22/78),
March 31, 2012
Media lynching
This discussion from Adam Corolla’s podcast dovetails perfectly with both Darleen’s post detailing NBC’s media malpractice, and my post on consensus truth and “liberal” righteousness. Because what we have here is an individual who has been publicly sacrificed on the altar of PC and progressive identity politics — thanks in large part to the ever-increasing (and increasingly toxic) intersection between media sensationalism and a bastardized understanding of “tolerance” promoted by
March 31, 2012
The problem with your (conservative) daughter is not her bed. It’s her brain.
But don’t worry. Being good and right and scientific and all, we can fix it: A whole slew of new “research” on conservatives’ and global warming skeptics’ “brains” has hit the academic circuit. First off, environment and sociology Prof. Kari Norgaard’s new study claims skeptics of man-made global warming fears should be “treated” for their skepticism. The study compares skepticism to man-made climate fears to the struggle against racism and
March 31, 2012
NBC “Waiting to Explode” – Trayvon Martin edition [Darleen Click]
It was 1992 when Dateline NBC aired its “investigation” of General Motors pickup trucks. It was asserted that poor design of the fuel tank resulted in explosions when the trucks where impacted in accidents. Indeed, Dateline NBC aired dramatic footage of a pickup exploding into a fireball when t-boned. NBC had rigged the whole thing, including remotely igniting the fuel tank. It appears that NBC is again, manufacturing “evidence” in