"This was the voice of moderation until 13 Sept, 2025"
by Doctor Science
On Monday, zunguzungu posted a widely-linked and ground-breaking analysis of Julian Assange’s stated philosophy behind Wikileaks:
to summarize, [Assange] begins by describing a state like the US as essentially an authoritarian conspiracy, and then reasons that the practical strategy for combating that conspiracy is to degrade its ability to conspire, to hinder its ability to “think” as a conspiratorial mind. [bold mine]
by Jacob Davies Well, I sure complain a lot. But I'm an optimist – long-term, planet-wide – even if the day to day politics of the US are wearying. I also like visualizations, and this one describes why I'm an optimist: (5 minute video. If you're impatient, skip to a runthrough of the animation at … Read more
by Eric Martin This post from Economist Mom about the current dominance of pro-tax cut ideology raises several important points about the dearth of sensible tax policy debate in Washington, not the least of which has to do with the collective inability to grasp the nuances of marginal tax rates. In particular, she points out … Read more
by Jacob Davies The cables tell a tale of America being taken for a ride by Georgia’s President Saakashvili in 2008: A 2008 batch of American cables from another country once in the cold war’s grip — Georgia — showed a much different sort of access. In Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital, American officials had all but … Read more