Monthly Archives: August 2003

dismal liberty

Posted on Saturday, 2003 August 30 by Anton

“Occasional Discourse on the Negro Question“, source of the phrase ‘dismal science’. . . . with regard to the West Indies, it may be laid down as a principle, which no eloquence . . . can invalidate or hide, except for a short time … Continue reading →

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megabunny

Posted on Friday, 2003 August 29 by Anton

These pix, while appealing in an odd way, raise a number of questions.

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Herbert Spencer

Posted on Friday, 2003 August 29 by Anton

Roderick Long defends Herbert Spencer: So what common ground could there be between Spencer and the eugenicists? Both, to be sure, were “Social Darwinists,” if that means that both thought there were important sociopolitical lessons to be drawn from evolutionary … Continue reading →

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vindication of the hawks

Posted on Friday, 2003 August 29 by Anton

Ouch. Paul Krugman writes: It’s all coming true. Before the war, hawks insisted that Iraq was a breeding ground for terrorism. It wasn’t then, but it is now.

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my clutter is functional, dammit!

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 August 26 by Anton

I’m surprised to find that I haven’t linked this before: The Social Life of Paper by Malcolm Gladwell This idea that paper facilitates a highly specialized cognitive and social process is a far cry from the way we have historically … Continue reading →

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