This reminds me of an observation someone made a few months ago, “The problem we have is that one party is dangerous and the other is stupid.”

Liberals according to conservatives, conservatives according to liberals

A 2006 CBS News surveys asked people who said they were conservative a few questions about liberals and asked people who said they were liberals the same questions about conservatives (people who said… 

The economic debacle seems very simple at one level — but it seems that I am regularly learning new facts that illustrate just how complex it all was.

David Henderson reviews the new Alan Blinder book

The review is here, here is one interesting paragraph: Mr. Blinder omits a crucial fact about Lehman, one that, by itself, explains why the huge drop in value of Lehman’s mortgage-backed securities le… 

I think I will file this one under “Common-sense observation by a judge.” In related news, see http://i.imgur.com/RtLy8.jpg

Amid Flu Shot Debate, Court Says Veganism Could Qualify as Religious Belief: Court refuses to dismiss hospital worker’s religious discrimination case after she was fired for refusing a flu shot.

At Christianity Today, we’re constantly tracking important developments in the church and the world. Often we use our network of reporters around the world (and for that, visit our main site). But we … 

This is solid. Which, you know, is what you ought to expect from D.A. Carson.

You Asked: How Do We Know if God Is Disciplining Us?

Easy, formulaic answers to questions of suffering are invariably reductionistic — and they make bad theology, too.Easy, formulaic answers to questions of suffering are invariably reductionistic — and … 

This is well-put. For positive Christian perspectives on free markets, google Robert Sirico and Jay Richards.

Chief Rabbi Sacks on Comparative Advantage

In this short video, Jonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi for the British Orthodox synagogues, explains how the “beautiful idea” of comparative advantage promotes peace, cooperation and tolerance among all… 

This is a very interesting analysis of Citizens United. 

AsABlackMan comments on I’m Congressman Jim McGovern, and I just introduced two constitutional amendments to overturn Citizens United, get the money out of politics, and restore “We, the people.”

**Edit** So I guess it’s not as unpopular as I thought it would be >_> Thank you for the reddit gold! For those of you who want a TLDR, I’m *really…