Month: March 2021

by liberal japonicus Perhaps time to take a break from fevered dreams of libertarian heavens, one commenter suggested I put this article forward. https://www.americanpurpose.com/articles/the-tolling-bell/ While I agree with the notion of the exhausted center, I have to admit, the article doesn’t really grab me so much, though at this point, ‘centrism’ seems to be outmoded. … Read more

New pasta shapes https://kottke.org/21/03/the-invention-of-a-new-pasta-shape Otherwise, a food open thread. (via a friend on facebook)

by liberal japonicus I wanted to make a post about copyright, patent and IP, though there has already been some discussion. First, a copyright story. When I first came to Japan, I was based at a high school with a really good band. They are called brass bands here, but they are just like your … Read more

by liberal japonicus I’m grateful to Janie for the open thread, and I encourage you to keep posting there, but it seems that talk about revising the filibuster is increasing so a thread to discuss that. Here is the Vox article (I am appreciating their explainers more and more) and a TPM article that points … Read more

By JanieM Okay, some topics. 1. Guns I wrote this comment at BJ today in a thread about last night’s killings in Atlanta: I was poking around on YouTube yesterday looking for something or other and stumbled across some clips from a Western that was on TV when I was a kid. I had forgotten … Read more

by liberal japonicus From that Marxist rag, the Atlantic. The researchers also found that the guaranteed income did not dissuade participants from working—adding to a large body of evidence showing that cash benefits do not dramatically shrink the labor force and in some cases help people work by giving them the stability they need to … Read more