Month: April 2014

by Doctor Science On Wednesday, Texas Senator Ted Cruz put this up on his official Facebook page: The post received thousands of comments, most of them very negative, from Republicans as well as Democrats. I personally was particularly appalled because, like Cruz, I also am a Princeton alumn, and we tend to feel pretty protective … Read more

by liberal japonicus Clearly, we’ve been dishing out too much truth so ‘the man’ tried to shut us down. Or alternatively, Typepad was struck by a DDOS attack. You decide. If you find us, or another one of your services, down and you want to check, try http://downrightnow.com/. Other than that, anything else you’d like … Read more

by liberal japonicus Whether it is nature or nurture or both, I am achronic. Don't know if that is a word, but within me, there seems no clock or calendar organizing my time, which is why I enjoy the doctor's posts about solstices, and holidays. As my wife and daughters will tell you, my memory … Read more

by liberal japonicus Not quite an open thread, but definitely open thready (something coming up on Saturday, I promise). This NYT piece on the back stage events about Obama and gay marriage is fascinating. It is amazing to me the number of Republican stalwarts (Melhman, Olsen) that appear in this narrative. I suppose that if … Read more

by Doctor Science (Obligatory Tom Lehrer reference) It’s that time of year again! Two male cardinals are working out a territory boundary in the back yard, we had windows open all night, daffodils are blooming their bloomin’ ‘eads off, and I’ve spent all day in the kitchen: A page from the Rylands Haggadah. If the … Read more

by liberal japonicus Outsourcing at its best. wj suggests On the general topic, we might profitably have a discussion of whether or not it is even possible for someone to take a wrong position and later change it. Is it possible to have that change accepted as a good-faith change? Especially if one is a … Read more

by liberal japonicus A little early for yet another open thread? Not after you check this one out! Smith is a graduate student at Cornell University, who studies the behaviour and evolution of honeybees. In this line of work, stings are a common and inevitable hazard. “If you’re wearing shorts and doing bee work, a … Read more

by Ugh Not sure if LJ was going to put one up, but talk about whatever.  New unemployment numbers, Final Four, the forthcoming release of a portion Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIA torture jamboree, Letterman retiring, doing your taxes, etc.  I guess the new baseball season too, if you must.

by Ugh SCOTUS released its latest Campaign Finance opinion today in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission.  The opinion can be found here, a short SCOTUS Blog analysis here, and more reportorial report here.  In short, the decision removes the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as amended) restriction on the overall amount of money donor can … Read more