Monthly Archives: September 2009

Blue Dog Dems, Healthcare, Viral Marketing, and Quantifying the Unquantifiable

Posted on September 9, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

In a close race, the buzz matters, and that hurts Blue Dog Dems the most.
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Posted in Democrats, Fucking Morons, Funding, Healthcare | 2 Comments

Tuesday Links

Posted on September 8, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Merry Tuesday. Links for you.
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Economics, Evolutionary Biology, and the Triumph of Data: Krugman Is Missing Part of the Story

Posted on September 8, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

The one problem I find with Krugman’s recent article is the lack of emphasis on the need to brutally confront theory with data.
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Posted in Economics, Evolution | 18 Comments

Some Labor Day Thoughts from MLK

Posted on September 7, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

“Never forget that freedom is not something that must be demanded by the oppressor. It is something that must be demanded by the oppressed.”
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Unions | 1 Comment

Van Jones Is Right: They Are A–holes

Posted on September 6, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Van Jones is right, isn’t he? This is an excellent framing opportunity to make the argument that certain policies have immoral and unethical outcomes.
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Posted in Conservatives, Framing | 11 Comments

Sunday Links

Posted on September 6, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Sure, it’s nice outside, but wouldn’t you rather be reading good posts?
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A Very Ghoulish Example of How Financial Speculation Hurts Everyone but the Speculators

Posted on September 6, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

I bet you didn’t think life insurance policies could be securitized. An investment based on complex mathematical models with no risk for the creators of these products. What could possibly go wrong?
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Bidness | 11 Comments

Superman Is a Librul!?!?

Posted on September 5, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Superman is an illegal immigrant, which, no doubt, is why he’s spewing all this liberal crap.
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Posted in Humor, Immigration, Taxes, WhatEVAH! | 3 Comments

Friday Links

Posted on September 4, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Here’s some good reading for your long weekend.
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Journalism Needs a Reformation, Not a Revolution

Posted on September 4, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

With a ‘revolution’, what we could see is more corporate control of information, more massively funded disinformation, and more truthiness, not less.
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Posted in Bidness, News Media | 2 Comments