Category Archives: Social Commentary
“Piketty’s Big Book Of Marxiness”
A review, including a review of the reviews.
Why You Are Wrong
This seems like a pretty clear explanation to me.
What Is Liberty Island?
The Publishing Business
I have to agree with the commenters, though. The publisher doesn’t mind taking a bath on Her Highness’s “best seller.” It’s just a way to avoid campaign-finance laws.
“College” Is Not A Generic Product
And all degrees are not created equal, which should be obvious to anyone not dim of wit. Yet our public policies with regard to higher education (Including the president’s latest attempt to further subsidize student loans) insanely assumes that they are.
One Or Two Spaces After A Period
I will confess to being a two-spacer, for exactly the reason described. I learned to type on a typewriter without proportional spacing. It’s a hard habit to break, particularly since I haven’t had much reason to try (HTML ignores the extra space when displaying).
“Another Alger Hiss Victim”
I guess @hughwewitt should have given Mr. Messenger a trigger warning.
Islam’s Reformation
It’s happening, and it’s not necessarily a good thing.
Monbiotism
Environmentalists fail because they think that people are stupid, and treat them that way. As noted, their problem isn’t just their communications style, but the substance.
[Update a few minutes later]
Yes, this really is a form of neo-colonialism.