How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Meltdown

Adam — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:05:01 -0800

I think I’ll just post daily here instead of starting a new thread every time things are horrib...

a general sentiment

sam — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:31:42 -0800

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J...

Change.gov

cameron — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:02:29 -0800

This is awesome: http://www.change.gov/

crazy nancy reagan

julie — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:47:16 -0800

he shouldn’t have apologized says I, I thought it was probably the best part of his press confe...

okay

Adam — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:29:30 -0800

my day of sympathy for obama (for whom I tried to vote) is pretty much over, now it’s four year...

a bummer for the ladies

cameron — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:55:56 -0800

It’s sort of like how men are charged more for auto insurance but WORSE

tonight, tonight

atyra — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:20:17 -0800

Won’t be like any night..!

We needed this. Oh man.

McCain is conceding...

Sarah Palin! (?)

Adam — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:14:27 -0800

A really conservative, un-experienced governor who is currently under investigation for trying to get...

Interesting Facts...

Adam — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:46:16 -0700

So, according to the Associated Press, here are the top three races in the country in terms of combin...

wtichcraft

cameron — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:30:54 -0700

I for one am concerned about recent tidings from Barack Obama’s ancestral village.

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Hate Crimes

sam — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:18:32 -0700

In light of the 10th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death, let’s have a discussion abou...

Jeff Goldberg Vs the TSA

sam — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:12:47 -0700

http://www.the...

Equality in Connecticut!

julie — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:59:25 -0700

The tide has started to turn! Let’s hope Prop 8 fails in California….

Blame Your Congressman

sam — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:14:02 -0700

The WSJ has compiled a list of quotes from legislators speaking about Fanni...

Greedmongers

Adam — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:48:36 -0700

In continuation, as requested, from the other thread:

Am I really having this convers...

Health insurance

Adam — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:24:21 -0700
I’ll admit, this issue is a total mystery to me. I don’t understand how various plans wo...

Why I Love Aaron Sorkin

Adam — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:03:22 -0700
http://video.go...

AIG buyout

Adam — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:52:26 -0700
Thoughts:

1. Word is that the Fed has no legal mandate to do this beyond “Who̵...

Obama's Economy Plan

cameron — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:49:49 -0700
http://www.barackobama.com/issue...

Respect for Middle America

Adam — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:37:32 -0700
I think there’s a fair amount of truth to this article:

http://mythicalblog....

I'm done

sam — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:54:16 -0700
Today I was watching the news between sets at the gym. In between detailed coverage of that stupid f...

An Interesting Poll...

Adam — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:14:20 -0700
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/...

wait what

Adam — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:26:44 -0700
mccain was tortured?...

More on identity politics

sam — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:32:15 -0700
Interesting NYT article:

http://www.sciencedeba...

Palin at the RNC

julie — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:30:53 -0700
I assume most of you watched it. What did you think?

After seeing her speak there, I thin...

Official Sarah Palin Scandal List

Adam — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:00:08 -0700
Obviously an open thread. Note I am not judging the merits of any of these items, it’s just to...

clinton!

cameron — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:26:22 -0700
I watched a recording of the Bill speech at the DNC, how terrible. I reall...

Creepy!

Art — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:28:40 -0700
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1...

The Palin Brother-in-law Story

Adam — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:23:12 -0700
Read it here: http://talki...

Primary Day in Washington...

Adam — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:35:21 -0700
Hey Seattlites new and old, don’t forget that it’s primary day! Absentee ballots are due ...

I Am Not Crazy

sam — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:23:29 -0700
I have the feeling that I leave some of you suspicious that economics has turned me into one of Those...

Joe Biden!

Adam — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:31:43 -0700
I’m sorry to go all fanboy – but Obama/Biden? Kind of my dream ticket.

The RNC!

marta28 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:24:04 -0700
Saw this on the Met blog that Art writes on. A billboard somewhere on 494.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3...

aha liberals! who will you choose now?

Adam — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:14:47 -0700
Among other people I dated a real-life family farmer when I lived in Minneapolis. This woman’s...

game over john edwards

Adam — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:01:50 -0700
even your mill-working daddy (did you know his dad worked in a mill?) can save you after you have an ...

political correctness in academia

sam — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:35 -0700
http://www.insidehighered....

Obama in Germany

julie — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:58:48 -0700
So, am I missing something? I’m seeing a lot of back and forth about how historic Obama’s...

Banks and Gov't conspiracy

cameron — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:43:58 -0700
Question of the day from a co-worker:

Michelle RM says:

so, you seem pretty up...

taxes! ct'd from Watchmen thread

sam — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:41:34 -0700
That’s an excellent point you make, Adam and Cameron.

What assurances do we have th...

mccain hates economists too

cameron — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:21:32 -0700

Adam — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:25:57 -0700
Just watch this....

The bounds of humor

julie — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:45:51 -0700
Ok, here’s a question I’m sure will generate some discussion: is it ever possible to make...

Guns, Guns, Guns

sam — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:44:24 -0700
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/...

waterboarding

Adam — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:17:29 -0700
Christopher Hitches volunteers to be waterboarded so he can write a piece on it:

What did he just say?

Adam — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:29:25 -0700
Now, despite being a supporter of Obama, I do try and listen to the other arguments and keep an open ...

Zanu PF

Ferg — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:42:08 -0700
I know we all saw it coming, but I can’t help but feel some remorse from the news today, for it...

creative capitalism

sam — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:36:26 -0700
http://creativecapitalismblog.com/

monetary economics

sam — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:32:43 -0700
http://www.slate.com/id/1937/

...

Obama stayed in the same hotel as I did

howardcwu — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:43:02 -0700
I am in Chicago for eBay Live since Thursday, and apparently Obama also stayed at Hyatt Regency by Ch...

Jesse Ventura for US Senate

Art — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:01:58 -0700
So apparently Jesse Ventura is a candidate for US Senate. He’s not announced or anything, but ...

antibox.net: politics

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Meltdown

a general sentiment

Change.gov

crazy nancy reagan

okay

a bummer for the ladies

tonight, tonight

Sarah Palin! (?)

Interesting Facts...

wtichcraft

Hate Crimes

Jeff Goldberg Vs the TSA

Equality in Connecticut!

Blame Your Congressman

Greedmongers

Health insurance

Why I Love Aaron Sorkin

AIG buyout

Obama's Economy Plan

Respect for Middle America

I'm done

An Interesting Poll...

wait what

More on identity politics

Palin at the RNC

Official Sarah Palin Scandal List

clinton!

Creepy!

The Palin Brother-in-law Story

Primary Day in Washington...

I Am Not Crazy

Joe Biden!

The RNC!

aha liberals! who will you choose now?

game over john edwards

political correctness in academia

Obama in Germany

Banks and Gov't conspiracy

taxes! ct'd from Watchmen thread

mccain hates economists too

The bounds of humor

Guns, Guns, Guns

waterboarding

What did he just say?

Zanu PF

creative capitalism

monetary economics

Obama stayed in the same hotel as I did

Jesse Ventura for US Senate