BASTARDS DEPT.
The Threats Are Real, But the Danger…Not So Much
I play video games pretty regularly, but except for the occasional threat of government censorship, I’m not much interested in the politics of gaming, and I’m certainly not interested in the politics of gaming reviews or of identity-group-based game criticism. Which is why wrote about a game instead of writing about GamerGate. (Although…is anybody concerned… Read more
POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPT.
Obama and Running Away
Allen Clifton at Forward Progressives has a post complaining about Democratic candidates trying to run away from President Obama. He then goes on to list some of Obama’s accomplishments: The same president who has presided over: The creation of over 10 million jobs in less than 6 years. Obama inherited an economic recession. Recessions end.… Read more
ECONOMICS DEPT.
The Unappreciated Virtues of Low Prices
Former Joe Biden chief economist Jared Bernstein has a piece up at PostEverything extolling the virtues of the $20/hour wage rate paid to McDonald’s employees — and other fast food workers — in Denmark. The base pay for a fast-food worker in Denmark is $20, and the pay package includes considerable non-wage benefits, including five… Read more
VIDEOGAME DEPT.
Back to the Borderlands
I guess I’ve been too busy to blog. My day job has hit a busy period, and it’s been using up most of my mental energy. And when I do have time to goof off, I’ve been filling it by playing Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. The original Borderlands was kind of a half-assed project build around… Read more
LIBERTARIANISM DEPT.
The First Rule of Everyone
Much has been written about the so-called First Rule of Law Enforcement, “go home alive.” But this line by ExCop-LawStudent gets it exactly right: I believe in the First Rule of Law Enforcement, but I also believe that our citizens have that same right to go home at the end of their day. That is… Read more
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