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31

Markets and Democracy

January 31, 2006 | 2 Comments

In this concept, which I have elaborated in my book Law, Pragmatism, and Democracy (2003), and which seems to me descriptive of most modern democracies, including that of the United States, there is a governing class, consisting of people who compete for political office, and a citizen mass. The governing class corresponds to the selling […]

Jan

31

LOL

January 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Over at CalgaryGrit the McKenna decision is provoking all sorts of speculation about leadership, the best of which was posted by anon,
How about Ken Dryden? A man with a proven track record of deflecting low shots from right wingers!calgarygrit

Jan

31

The Poison Chalice

January 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna rejected a run for the Liberal leadership on Monday, saying he doesn’t want his life to be consumed by politics.cbc
A bit further down, there’s reference to the fact John Manley is not running either.
These are two smart, savvy, men. So why are they not running? Might this have […]

Jan

30

This explains a lot

January 30, 2006 | 1 Comment

Using M.R.I. scanners, neuroscientists have now tracked what happens in the politically partisan brain when it tries to digest damning facts about favored candidates or criticisms of them. The process is almost entirely emotional and unconscious, the researchers report, and there are flares of activity in the brain’s pleasure centers when unwelcome information is being […]

Jan

30

Urban/Rural - SNAFU

January 30, 2006 | 6 Comments

Greg Staples hops into an early lead as the reigning Canadian blog quant jock with a revealing set of charts plotting outcome against population density.
In this chart it is clear that there is a divide. The Liberals and NDP fight over extremely large ridings, the Conservatives dominate in rural ridings up to a density of […]

Jan

28

Brothers…

January 28, 2006 | 1 Comment

Charles Krauthammer…go read.

Jan

28

Octopus in need of sensitivity training

January 28, 2006 | 1 Comment

“It’s certainly a mature male from what I can see in the video,” said Cosgrove. “Old octopuses become what we call senescent, or senile, reaching the end of their life. And sometimes their actions are very inappropriate.”sympatico|msn via slashdot
“Inappropriate”…God I hate that usage. Little boys taking a pee off the top of the slide…Inappropriate. Kids […]

Jan

28

WMDs

January 28, 2006 | 3 Comments

Back a couple of years ago the rumour was that the WMDs in Iraq had been removed to Syria. These rumours and claims were never followed up in an MSM which was far too interested in proving that the war was based on lies and was all about oil.
Now Ira Stoll writing in the New […]

Jan

28

Google Meets the Frightened Old Men of China

January 28, 2006 | 5 Comments

We ultimately reached our decision by asking ourselves which course would most effectively further Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally useful and accessible. Or, put simply: how can we provide the greatest access to information to the greatest number of people?andrew mclauglin | google
Information utilitarianism is not at all a […]

Jan

28

KMG makes a case…

January 28, 2006 | 2 Comments

Kevin Grace, with whom I hope to hoist several euros in the near future, is kind enough to suggest that I am,
somewhat less tendentious, but remains economical with the actualitékmg
A less self confident man than I might take that as saying I am a lukewarm liar, but I take it as simple homage to […]

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