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jbrokaw wrote 2 weeks ago: Rich at threedonia.com writes about an AP article and putting the least important piece of the story … more →

Tags: Journalism, Let's Not Kid Ourselves, media

Eric Holder: "Excellent point. Now shut up!"

jbrokaw wrote 1 month ago: Attorney General Tries to Silence School Choice Ad Well, sure. It’s not like we have freedom o … more →

Tags: bad government, Columns, Politics

Pelosi and Reid: "Hey America! Don't Like My Legislating? Dial 1-800-EAT-SHIT!"

jbrokaw wrote 1 month ago: “Of the People, By the People, For the People”? Pfffffft. Sen. Orrin Hatch: “Democ … more →

Tags: essays, Politics, Let's Not Kid Ourselves

Will the last resident to leave Michigan please turn out the lights?

jbrokaw wrote 1 month ago: While you were out … the state of Michigan has turned into an economic hell-hole. It’s t … more →

Tags: Local, cites, Politics, Economics

Assessing Chicago 2016 financial risks

jbrokaw wrote 2 months ago: Chicago learns next Friday, October 2, whether it will host the 2016 Summer Olympics. But if they do … more →

Tags: Let's Not Kid Ourselves, Local, Olympics, Politics

Getting Wise Down Under

jbrokaw wrote 5 months ago: Good Beer and Demanding Evidence: Two Qualities to Admire in a Country Australia, at least, is start … more →

Tags: Stupid to the Extreme, Science, Politics, Internet Makes Us (Choose One): Dumber | Smarter, Let's Not Kid Ourselves

Fight Back, or Get Used to Sending More of Your Money to the IRS to Slay Imaginary Dragons

jbrokaw wrote 5 months ago: In a stunning development, we have learned that Congress is right now crafting legislation that is n … more →

Tags: essays, Science, Politics, Pandering, Environment

Global Cooling = Very Very Bad

jbrokaw wrote 5 months ago: While politicians and other silly people prattle on about global warming, the smart money is on disa … more →

Tags: cites, Politics, Let's Not Kid Ourselves

Which line does CO2 get in to get it's reputation back?

jbrokaw wrote 6 months ago: Another day, another debunking of CO2 as a driver of climate: “Each successive cooling cycle h … more →

Tags: Internet Makes Us (Choose One): Dumber | Smarter, Let's Not Kid Ourselves

Things We "Know" That Aren't True

jbrokaw wrote 6 months ago: Facts are stubborn things. By their very nature, they are immutable, unmovable, eternal. There is no … more →

Tags: Science, cites, Let's Not Kid Ourselves

Deadspin Confuses It's Readership with That of "The New Yorker"

jbrokaw wrote 6 months ago: This is just too rich. A post at Deadspin laments the death of a literary sports magazine. Not a spo … more →

Tags: Sports, media, Journalism

Quote of the Day

jbrokaw wrote 6 months ago: Ann Coulter: Start with the fact that the average Gitmo detainee has gained 20 pounds in captivity. … more →

Tags: History, Journalism, cites, Let's Not Kid Ourselves

Perceive This2 comments

jbrokaw wrote 7 months ago: The NBA has decided that the flagrant foul rules don’t apply in the last few seconds of a clos … more →

Tags: Sports, Basketball

We're From the Government, and We're Here to Help You ... Er, I Mean, Take Your Money by Force

jbrokaw wrote 7 months ago: Dustbury notes some problems with red light cameras in Georgia: Where there are red-light cameras, s … more →

Tags: Stupid to the Extreme, cites, Politics, Let's Not Kid Ourselves

When Did I Wake Up in Hell, Economics Edition

jbrokaw wrote 8 months ago: You know it’s a crazy world when China gives free-market economic advice to the U.S. And crazi … more →

Tags: cites, Economics, GeoPolitics

No Way!

jbrokaw wrote 8 months ago: Um, Way Next time you hear anybody — say, a man on the street, your neighbor, the President of … more →

Tags: History, cites, Economics, Internet Makes Us (Choose One): Dumber | Smarter

"Scientists", "Journalists", and other Useful Idiots5 comments

jbrokaw wrote 9 months ago: Someday, when sanity again rules the Earth, some may look back on today as the most ridiculous time … more →

Tags: Stupid to the Extreme, Science, Journalism, cites, Internet Makes Us (Choose One): Dumber | Smarter, Let's Not Kid Ourselves

Blame It On Quants, Don't Blame It On Me

jbrokaw wrote 9 months ago: A few weeks back I wrote about our Economic Reckoning. I wondered how so much bad debt, in the form … more →

Tags: Stupid to the Extreme, essays, Journalism, cites, Economics, Let's Not Kid Ourselves

A Good Rule for Sportswriters: Stay Away from Politics. Or, Learn to Use a Search Engine. Either Way.3 comments

jbrokaw wrote 10 months ago: Hey, look! A sportswriter has stepped in it again, by writing about politics. Riffing on Bush, and s … more →

Tags: Sports, Local, Basketball, media, Journalism, Politics, Internet Makes Us (Choose One): Dumber | Smarter


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