November, 2019 archive
The Untangling 0
PoliticalProf dispels the mystery.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
They never know that the gun was loaded, do they?
If rule one of using a gun is don’t allow the gun to point at any living creature you don’t plan to shoot, rule two is to consider every gun loaded until you know positively it is not.
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
No Place To Hide 0
Listen to Harry Shearer’s interview with Shoshana Kuboff, author of the Age of Surveillance Capitalism.
Methinks ’twill cause you disquiet.
Facebook Frolics 0
C&L rounds up a flock of frolics.
Many Happy Returns? 0
Shaun Mullen counts the votes.
A Storm of Snowflakes 0
Paul Krugman offers a theory to explain why Wall Street hedge fund managers and the like are so hostile to Elizabeth Warren. He suggests that there is more to it than her proposal of a “wealth tax.” Here’s a bit from his article (emphasis added):
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Now, human nature being what it is, people who secretly wonder whether they really deserve their wealth get especially angry when others express these doubts publicly.
Follow the link for his evidence.
“I Know You Are but What Am I” 0
David discusses the “cartoonish level” of projection in the Trumposphere.