Asides

Very inter­est­ing — and con­trary to what you nor­mal­ly hear. Be sure to read the pieces linked to in the adden­dum.

Racism by Polit­i­cal Par­ty

It is unde­ni­ably the case that racist Amer­i­cans are almost entire­ly in one polit­i­cal coali­tion and not the oth­er. Chris Hayes, Up w/ Chris Hayes, August 18, 2012. Here is data ask­ing whites the quest…

I hate jour­nal­ing, but I’ve seen find­ings like this so fre­quent­ly that I might have to give it a try.

The most proven tech­nique for increas­ing long term hap­pi­ness: — Bark­ing up the wrong tree

Bark­ing up the wrong tree. I want to under­stand why we do what we do and use the answers to be awe­some at life. About. Eric Bark­er; First vis­it? Start here. Bakadesuyo.com is proud to be list­ed on blo…

I love the idea of a din­ner for the top tax­pay­ers. That’s bril­liant. If dona­tions buy access, then why not tax­es?

Sen­tences to pon­der

…I find it remark­able that I have yet to receive a thank you note for pay­ing my tax­es. When I fill out my tax­es, I notice that even receipts for $25 dona­tions have thank you notes attached. But for t…