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And were the Georgians’? I admit it: no matter how many news stories I read, I hadn’t sorted the whole thing out. Some Canadian law students have taken care of that, and on a site with a great title: Law is Cool. Plus, their banner includes Justice wearing sunglasses. That gives our monkey-headed Darwin a […]
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Questions, questions. And lots of dead animals sent by post. Darwin was very inquisitive. He had to be. But this letter has a wonderful quality to it. He’s about to go collecting pigs’ jaws to count teeth. After all, that crafty Bechstein just can’t be trusted. Do birds wash their feet? Send out the servants! […]
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Yes, I have a background in religious studies, so this excites me more than many international crises, but still. Cambridge had their booth going strong near the Lambeth conference, and someone snapped this photo of Gene Robinson checking out our Journal of Anglican Studies. He had paparazzi following him around, which is a shame. From […]
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True, I’m no expert. Don’t worry, I found one. Dr. Adut sends his apologies, he was abroad when the whole thing broke, and I commented on it earlier with his book in mind. But he has a few comments that cut directly to some of the sociological implications of scandal that we overlook during all […]
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Full of whacking metaphors?! My favorite kind of review! Marginal Revolution takes Against Intellectual Monopoly to task. In addition to all the whacking, poster Alex Tabarrok does my other favorite kind of review; one that really engages the authors and argues nuances with them. “Against Intellectual Monopoly is a relentless, pounding, take no prisoners attack […]
Read MoreIt has nothing to do with a nuclear-armed drill, or liquid-hot mag-ma however. The US has spent $100 billion on contractors since 2003. And as we know, it was well accounted for, and spent prudently. Right?
Read MoreFew newspaper pieces are so (ready for this one?) metatextual as this one about photograph manipulation. Remember Iran’s swarms of test missiles? Remember how there were really only two? Does it matter anymore how many there were, since you saw an intimidating picture with a bunch of missiles? As it happens, seeing something is usually […]
Read MoreThere are few things more sociologically interesting than a big scandal. I’m not talking about the scandals themselves; the behavior in question is never actually shocking. In fact, considering the Britney craze, and now John Edwards, they’re another thing entirely. This is a conflict between Edwards and his wife, amplified by all the other folks […]
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