U CAN HAS CHEEZEBURGER, CRABZ SUK. SRSLY.
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Month: October 2009
Where I’ve Been
by publius Sorry for the non-posting of late, but I can explain. I helped file an amicus brief today in the Comcast litigation in the DC Circuit. I promise I'll explain it all in more detail later (and provide links to the brief for those interested). But now, must rest.
Why I Don’t Read Pitchfork
by publius I suppose it's funny if they're doing it ironically. If not, then not so much. Here's the review of Air's new one, if you can bear it: A half-decade of Balearic/glo-fi/'lude-house has since refined that mellow aesthetic to the point where taste-conscious end-runs around potential irony have become increasingly unnecessary. But while that … Read more
[Podcast] Journo: I love my “socialist” kidney
Most people think of single payer health care in America as something akin to science fiction–a bold idea that might be possible someday, but certainly not an option in the here and now. Journalist Jennifer Nix points out that the U.S. already has single payer care, not only for the aged (Medicare) and the poor … Read more
For the Good of the People
by Eric Martin In the debate over the future of US policy in Afghanistan, it is taken as a given by most proponents of prolonging the occupation that our presence is benefiting the Afghan people. According to this view, we are a bulwark against Taliban aggression – a prophylactic for a liberal-minded, yet vulnerable, contingent of Afghan … Read more