Prognosticating Our Demise
The Congressional Budget Office has released its 2017 Long Term Budget Outlook. Wake up, you bastards! This isn’t going to be that boring. Why Are Projected Deficits Rising? In CBO’s…
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March 2017
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Hey Mr DJ: Nuclear Saeculum Edition
Last week, we had some discussion about the Millennial generation and their current state. You know, I like Millennials. Overall, I think they’re good kids with a great destiny. More…
Flippin Flynn
In the latest episode of Russiagate, General Mike Flynn supposedly has offered to testify in exchange for immunity from prosecution. Mike Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has told…
When It All Sank, So Did The Rich
A reader shared this article on one of our open threads. It’s a news story based on a Pew Research study from last year which notes that we’re still a ways…
Non-Human Resources
PWC has provided its annual report on the economic outlook for the UK. It piqued my interest because it also mentions some future predictions for the United States. The first…
#BrexitDay Arrives
British PM Theresa May has formally notified the EU that the UK is out and done. Like everyone else on Earth, I don’t know what to expect for the future…
Mental Disorder Showdown: ODS vs OWD
This week I had a conversation on Twitter with a reader over former president Barack Obama’s legacy. Upon reading a rumor that he was working on his next memoir, I wrote this: Three…
The Infamous Trans Post
Now that we have covered other people confusing someone’s sex in an earlier post, it’s time to address people who confuse their own sex. I’m going to say things here that are…
Don’t Go Back to Iraqville
The Brookings Institution has published a fantastic study on how education level and employment status correlate with radicalization in the Arab world. Here’s a part which I found insightful: Our conclusion…
Pants on a Plane
The controversy of the day involves a couple of teens who were denied seating on a United flight out of Denver for wearing “leggings”. This was apparently related to the airline’s dress code…