Month: August 2012

–by Sebastian Over at Crooked Timber, Chris Bertram riffs off of the recent badminton game throwing scandal at the Olympics to offer support for an organizing principle of discretion by law enforcers.  There are people who devise and employ elaborate schemes to evade or avoid (I never know which is which) their taxes whilst staying … Read more

by Doctor Science As abi sutherland said on Making Light, It’s been a heck of a week for feminism in our neck of the internet. Or maybe month. Or year … The particular items I’m considering at the moment have to do with women being harassed at geek cons. Specifically: Readercon is a very bookish … Read more