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Over on Charlie Stross's blog I croaked, "I've decided that nuclear power has the same effect on hominid male thinking as fast...

On Republican electoral strategy: If this sounds familiar, it should: it’s the same formula the right has been using for a generation. Use i...

But you know what hasn’t worked? The big top hat, the little top hat, the giant sippy straw, the blow out preventer, toxic dispersant sold ...

Jon Stewart on the Daily Show, "Why is it that whenever something happens," he asked, "that the people who should have seen i...

Libertarians have been talking about the possibility of leaving offices empty for a long time. I think the UK public has achieved some vers...

A few years ago, a friend sent me a copy of Jared Diamond's Collapse . A few days ago, I came across a note about the book to my friend ...

I wrote this up for Baseline Scenario comments, and decided it was useful enough to repost here despite its roughness. Links:    Democrac...