Cary Elwes on Twitter
Mic drop.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Capital and Ideology
Capital and Ideology
Interesting stuff. "To simplify, the elite became divided between the educated “Brahmins” and the more commercially-minded “investors,” or capitalists. This development, however, left the people who failed to experience upward educational and income mobility unrepresented, and those people are the ones that feed the current “populist” wave. Quite extraordinarily, Piketty shows the education and income shifts of left-wing parties’ voters using very similar long-term data from all major developed democracies (and India). The fact that the story is so consistent across countries lends an almost uncanny plausibility to his hypothesis."
Interesting stuff. "To simplify, the elite became divided between the educated “Brahmins” and the more commercially-minded “investors,” or capitalists. This development, however, left the people who failed to experience upward educational and income mobility unrepresented, and those people are the ones that feed the current “populist” wave. Quite extraordinarily, Piketty shows the education and income shifts of left-wing parties’ voters using very similar long-term data from all major developed democracies (and India). The fact that the story is so consistent across countries lends an almost uncanny plausibility to his hypothesis."
Monday, September 16, 2019
The children of Donor H898
The children of Donor H898
There is no validation of background and not much genetic testing of potential donors. "Donor H898 from Idant Laboratories looked like a winner. He was blond and blue-eyed, 6-foot-1, 240 pounds, and appeared to be smart and accomplished. His profile said he had a master’s degree and was working as a medical photographer. His hobbies included long-distance running, reading and art." But... "[R]esearch, based on public documents and calls to his relatives, showed that the donor had no college degrees, had been diagnosed with ADHD, and “went to a school for children with learning and emotional disabilities.”"
There is no validation of background and not much genetic testing of potential donors. "Donor H898 from Idant Laboratories looked like a winner. He was blond and blue-eyed, 6-foot-1, 240 pounds, and appeared to be smart and accomplished. His profile said he had a master’s degree and was working as a medical photographer. His hobbies included long-distance running, reading and art." But... "[R]esearch, based on public documents and calls to his relatives, showed that the donor had no college degrees, had been diagnosed with ADHD, and “went to a school for children with learning and emotional disabilities.”"
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Andrew Fleischman on Twitter
Andrew Fleischman on Twitter
All of these monuments to slavery should get this kind of treatment.
All of these monuments to slavery should get this kind of treatment.
Whole Foods is cutting medical benefits for hundreds of part-time workers
Whole Foods is cutting medical benefits for hundreds of part-time workers
Amazon certainly isn’t going to give all if it’s part time employees health benefits, so say good bye Whole Foods.
Amazon certainly isn’t going to give all if it’s part time employees health benefits, so say good bye Whole Foods.
Friday, September 13, 2019
Thursday, September 12, 2019
A School Massacre and Toxic Heroism
A School Massacre and Toxic Heroism
No more heroes. "The story is short, simple, and strange. Yet in this brevity and strangeness it engages not just with the central problems of Greek heroism, but it also forces us to think about how narrative functions and to revisit our assumptions about this word hero. The more I have thought about these connections, the more I have come to believe that the story of Kleomêdês has something to say about what forces make a mind capable and compelled to slaughter children. To be honest, I have also been thinking about parts of this for years, in particular about the damage perpetuated by our simplistic idea of the heroic narrative. So, this might take me a few words to get through. But I’m going to try."
No more heroes. "The story is short, simple, and strange. Yet in this brevity and strangeness it engages not just with the central problems of Greek heroism, but it also forces us to think about how narrative functions and to revisit our assumptions about this word hero. The more I have thought about these connections, the more I have come to believe that the story of Kleomêdês has something to say about what forces make a mind capable and compelled to slaughter children. To be honest, I have also been thinking about parts of this for years, in particular about the damage perpetuated by our simplistic idea of the heroic narrative. So, this might take me a few words to get through. But I’m going to try."
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Publix asks customers not to openly carry guns in stores
Publix asks customers not to openly carry guns in stores
Good. Open carry is only intended to intimidate.
Good. Open carry is only intended to intimidate.
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