OH, I THINK WE’VE DONE THAT ALREADY: Lenore Skenazy: Crossing the line between school safety and stupidity. I like this bit: “In the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings, we are suffering from a very American malady: Post-Traumatic Stupidity Syndrome.”
Archive for 2013
January 15, 2013
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Scary Chart of the Day – Tuition Inflation.
YES, IT’S TRUE: Allen West Is Joining PJTV. And he’s not the only new acquisition . . . .
AT AMAZON, markdowns on bestselling cookware.
IF THEY’RE THIS DESPERATE FOR CASH, THEY MUST NOT BE DOING WELL: The Atlantic runs weird Scientology advertorial, then pulls it.
JACOB SULLUM: New York’s New Gun Controls Make the PATRIOT Act Look Like a Model of Legislative Deliberation. And respect for civil liberties. . . .
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR COVERS Gun Appreciation Day.
KEEPING LOVE ALIVE: It Takes A Lot of Work.
WE NEED A NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON the Democrats’ violent debt-ceiling rhetoric.
USED UP, THROWN AWAY: Former Obama Staff Complain Of Cold Inaugural Shoulder: “The people that worked so hard, for so long, to raise a billion dollars and turn out millions of voters deserve better.”
Plus: “Many remain unemployed.”
THE COUNTRY’S IN THE VERY BEST OF HANDS: Fitch Threatens To Lower U.S. Credit Rating.
WHEN HELPING HURTS: Parents’ Financial Support May Decrease College Grades. Of course, this could be a case of survivor bias.
TIM CAVANAUGH: Beware Obama’s Big Ideas. “The president and his fans say the best is yet to come. That can’t be good.”
JEANS DESIGNED FOR MASCULINE COMFORT. “Because as he argues, men aren’t flat so why are their jeans?”
AT AMAZON, markdowns in the Hand Tool Store.
Also, today only: Universal Power-Pak 445 Adjustable Dumbbells with Stand, $199.99 (55% off).
CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Surprise: Export-Import Bank Promotes Crony Capitalism.
FOR THE NISSAN LEAF, a “massive price drop.”
LIKING THE NEW CORVETTE. It’s pretty, but like a Ferrari on steroids, not like a Corvette.
A FEMALE CHIMP who loves to watch porn.
THIS IS INTERESTING: Different word processors generate different word counts on same document. Slight differences in the algorithm turn out to make a difference.
LIBERALS ASK, IS OBAMA RUNNING A BOYS’ CLUB? “It’s especially incongruous that a president who benefited … from the gender gap in November would allow such an imbalance.” Maybe Mitt can send over some of those binders.
But . . . a boys’ club? Who could have seen that coming? Oh, wait:
“Fraternities have been closed for less.”