Sometimes the path forward is clear

Sometimes the path forward is clear

UPDATE: Here’s a petition to tell the media exactly what we want: an end to free publicity for the Big Moron: Petition We need to enlist the media to make an important change. It’s time to stop treating this maniacal Moron in Chief as if he were like other...
Things in the think-pot today

Things in the think-pot today

Things I’ve thought about today while walking around Madrid, going to the gym, getting lunch, and then watching as my country woke up, put on its marching shoes, and hit the streets. I might add to this list but for now this will do… What I like Dogs that walk...
News, fake news, and an uneven spectrum

News, fake news, and an uneven spectrum

UPDATES: Two big updates to this story, stronger evidence than I could ever write. First, this graphic showed up a few weeks ago. It’s a clear way to see where the partisan bias actually resides, and its gradient. I can’t find the source to cite it, but if...
Never underestimate the power of fear

Never underestimate the power of fear

It took fifteen years, but the terrorists finally won. Never underestimate the power of fear: The Orange Grease Spot strummed it like a guitar. He ramped up the nationalism – not unlike a certain German version some 70 years ago – until the fever pitch was...
Virginia Woolf, Downton Abbey, and damned statistics

Virginia Woolf, Downton Abbey, and damned statistics

I’m a bit late getting to this piece of news, but I just read a story about Virginia Woolf’s suicide. I’ve never read any of her work. I need to catch up. (Pics from Getty, via the BBC article link.) Woolf and her husband criticized Victorian rules....

The Piper Plays the Tune

International development is driven by donors. Whoever has the money gets to pick what kinds of interventions are paid for and undertaken. This is a mixed bag. Pros Cons $ and mandate to buy public goods not being provided by recipient countries. Political...