Medical Guesswork (Business Week)
The navel and the WTO antidote, by Sauvik Chakraverti
When Bigots Become Reformers: The Progressive Era’s shameful record on race (Reason)
Arnold Kling: Bleeding-Heart Libertarianism
an annoying conversation that every libertarian has sooner or later, in template form (Degrees of Freedom)
Woo hoo, the first season of The Wild Wild West is out on disc.
To the question “Who is your favorite James Bond?”, I always say Robert Conrad.
Andy Weir, weary of writing Casey and Andy, announced that strip #666 would be the finale. Meanwhile he has launched a new series about Alice Liddell, Wendy Darling and Dorothy Gale.
The bank sent me a new card.
Daily ATM Withdrawal Limit: $310
Not since 1990 (or was it 1998?) have I seen a cash machine that gives bills smaller than $20.
Heinlein’s Starship Troopers has a teacher say that all wars are caused by population pressure.
Did Europe have a lull after 1348?
Spam title of the day: To comb my tambourine peculiarity
Wall Medical Group, of San Francisco, sent me a statement with a “previous balance” of $1537. This was the first I’d heard from them, so I’ve no clue what the $1537 is for. (I have had no medical treatment other than dentistry since 2003.) Their billing department does not return my calls.