I've always been a bit wary of extremely overt flag-waving patriots. Maybe it's just a reaction I have after watching the hoards of people forced to wave Soviet flags while at gunpoint, or the coerced crowds joining in the celebrations of Mao's Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution by furiously whipping little Chinese flags to and fro.Some of those people … [Read more...] about Pledge Allegiance or Go to Jail
Graphic Sin From the AFL-CIO
If you know anything about graphic presentation of data, especially if you've read Edward Tufte's Visual Display of Quantitative Information, you know that there are lots of ways to cheat to make the data appear to support your argument more than it really does. But James Parks at the AFL-CIO Now Blog has a post about the need to close the wage gap between men and … [Read more...] about Graphic Sin From the AFL-CIO
Thanks Jews!
I've got a house with a reasonable mortgage, a good car, and a marriage that's just celebrated its 20th anniversary. I have good computer equipment, a nice camera, and three friendly cats. I get to read books, watch television, play video games, and surf the web. My wife and I both make a decent living without killing ourselves or doing anything we find distasteful or … [Read more...] about Thanks Jews!
Five Half-Assed Ideas From Michael Moore
God, Michael Moore is such a partisan freak sometimes. Here are his "Five Ways the Democrats Can Avoid a Catastrophe and Pull Off the Mother of All Upsets": 1. Immediate Wall-to-Wall TV Ads, Internet Videos, and Appearances Hammering Who the Hell Put Us in the Misery We're In. That would be George Bush and the Republicans...and Barack Obama and the Democrats. The Democrats, … [Read more...] about Five Half-Assed Ideas From Michael Moore
I Think Even Waiters Have the Right to Remain Silent
Ethicist Jack Marshall is talking about immigrants in restaurants again. And as usual, he demonstrates that he either doesn't like the free market or doesn't understand it. He starts by quoting fellow ethicist Chris McDonald: "...imagine again that you're a waiter or waitress. As you set a plate of food down in front of a customer, the customer asks: "Were any 'minorities' … [Read more...] about I Think Even Waiters Have the Right to Remain Silent