“And if this leads to hurt feelings – well, this is not a game. We’re having a discussion about policies that affect tens of millions of people. And you have no business participating in this discussion if you’re so busy trying to sound clever that you can’t be bothered to do your homework.”
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/22/the-sloppiness-syndrome/
Counterintuitive ain’t what it used to me.
Not cool, man.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/22/nytimes-obama-white-house-doj-investigations_n_3318748.html
The Justice Department’s investigation and surveillance of the Associated Press and Fox News have led to perhaps the most sustained wave of criticism for the Obama administration’s media policies since the president took office. On Wednesday, the New York Times became one of the more influential voi…
“the mild-mannered pundits want to look in the mirror and see Paul Volcker.”
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/macroeconomic-machismo/
Seriousness, not sadism.
Oh my god, I can’t believe I didn’t see it sooner. Austerians aren’t afraid Keynesian would fail, they’re TERRIFIED it will work!
“So one way to see the drive for austerity is as an application of a sort of reverse Hippocratic oath: ‘First, do nothing to mitigate harm’.”
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/the-smithkleinkalecki-theory-of-austerity/
No pain (for you), no gain (for us).
Disgraceful
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/19/kaitlyn-hunt-florida-teen-felony-same-sex_n_3302713.html
A Florida teenager faces criminal charges stemming from her relationship with another young female student. Kaitlyn Hunt, 18, faces two felony counts of “lewd and lascivious battery on a child 12 to 16″ after the parents of her 15-year-old girlfriend pressed charges earlier this year, according to E…
The ‘Nuclear Option’ AKA common sense.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/17/harry-reid-nuclear-option_n_3293865.html
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has told top advisers that he is prepared to take action if Senate Republicans block three upcoming nominations, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Reid is reportedly focusing on the month of July to approach filibuster reform and possibly execute the…
Oh noes. Major brand FAIL.
In response to Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries not wanting “not so cool” kids or women who wear size large to wear his company’s clothes, Greg Karber has come up with a funny and creative way to readjust the Abercrombie & Fitch brand.
