The Late Enlightenment

We're still in the Enlightenment, only now reason has shown us that we are not reasonable - and a more empirical study of man helps us remember the point of the whole program

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Immigration is Recruiting, Not Charity

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This is a message that needs to be repeated more. Pithy summaries: Jim Manzi said "we should reconceptualize immigration as recruitin...

Monday, September 27, 2010

U.S. Internet Censorship Attempt

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Go here for information and the petition against it .

Friday, September 24, 2010

Politicians Speak in Code

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"The Vietnamese and the Republicans are - with an intensity - trying to take away this seat..." That was Loretta Sanchez on Univ...

Thursday, September 23, 2010

How Are the Mexican Drug Cartels Fighting Marijuana Legalization?

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In November California voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana (Prop 19). I've wondered for some time how the Mexican cartels ...

Monday, September 20, 2010

China in Africa: Senegal

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23-minute documentary on Chinese emigration to Senegal, in the context of Chinese economy activity in Africa. Main criticism: it would hav...

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Incentives in Social Engineering

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"If we miss the goals, who is going to punish us?" asked Esther Duflo, a development expert (and Macarthur Fellow, and Clark award...

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Quote of the Day

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"...it is not a sign of intolerance for us to notice that some cultures and sub-cultures do a terrible job of producing human lives wor...

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