Robert's Stochastic thoughts

Bachmann Time Turner Overdrive Michelle Bachmann reverses time twice in one week . Bachmann ... saying Franklin Roosevelt turned a recession...

2002>2003 The Washington Post Opinion Pages continue the War on Arithmetic. The latest is The latest in Marc Thiessen's op-ed which...

What Happened to the Republican Party ? The GOP does not seem to be in good shape. They are in opposition and unpopular, but what's wor...

The Clinton didn't try to kill Obama Osama lie has been enlisted by the defenders of torture. comment on Steve M at No More Mr Nice Bl...

Good Faith Beliefs and the law The argument that, say, Richard Cheney isn't a criminal is based on the idea that and act is not a crime ...

Now Not Aweful Washington Post Editorial The Washington Post Editorial board surprised me. This editorial unequivocally states that the U...

More Ticking Time Bombs I think we know now that we sold our national soul for nothing, that torture did not work and that the victims provi...

Ticking Time Bombs and Torture The argument that torture may be morally justified if it is the only way to find a ticking time bomb before i...

6 beautiful words bolded The decision to promise no prosecution of those who followed the legal advice of the Bush administration lawyers w...

Matt Yglesias writes There’s so much insanity in this piece about financiers whining about how everyone hates them that it’s hard to know wh...

Natural Religion Assume for the sake of blogging that there is a God, an all powerful creator with an aim. Thereby assume that there is a p...

K-Streetwalker n. congressperson whore who is willing to sell his or her vote for campaign contributions.

Why does Europe have a More Equal Income Distribution than the USA. Warning I teach a course on this. Some quick notes in response to a que...

Soak the Rich. Non lessons from Europe. Lane Kenworthy too. Vance Maverick in comments told me about his post. The claims, always based on...

There He Goes Again Matthew Yglesias argues, again, for increasing the taxes of the non-rich. I don't actually find an argument in his ...

Update: I find the following post a bit embarassing. Turns out that I am outraged by the same announcement that Glenn Greenwald applauds. ...

Hanging Curve Ball Defenders of the Bush administration's illegal warrantless wiretapping policy argue that it was different from Waterg...

Rightwing Bloggers: More stupid than you imagine possible even when you take into account the fact that they are more stupid than you imagi...

Totally Depetive Headlines The AP reports on the fact that a 3 judge panel has declared that Al Franken was elected to the senate, and that ...

Keeping up with Fox I am promoting the "Tea Parties." Is this what they mean ? Not noticibly more absurd than the protests planne...