January 2008
Ross Douthat (January 31, 2008) - McCain's... →
— Despite all my desire to see McCain in the Oval Office, I felt the same way watching the debate. Sad.
Distorted thinking on military mental health | FP... →
HulkOutList →
— 117 things that have caused David Banner to “Hulk out.” Via Peter Suderman at TAS.
Les profs devraient être contents ! - Authueil →
— Excellentes perspectives pour l’éducation.
Megan McArdle (January 30, 2008) - Fantasy pharma →
— Guess what? Public servants can’t make iPods!
Megan McArdle (January 30, 2008) - You're so good... →
— On the much, much more favorable lending terms practiced in the US.
Afghanistan's oldest man had 200 grandsons | FP... →
La gauche bloïng bloïng - Journal d'un avocat →
— Hehehehe…
FIRST THINGS: On the Square » Blog Archive »... →
Les éco-comparateurs: C'est le moment d'acheter la... →
— Une autre très bonne explication du cas Kerviel.
Ross Douthat (January 29, 2008) - Imagining A... →
Bloomberg.com: Opinion →
— The guy who shorted the subprime lenders before everybody else.
“Societe Generale’s futures trader Jerome Kerviel allegedly fraudulently...”
– Veryan Allen.
Bold Type: Excerpt by Anthony Lane →
A great article on Lego.
A fun fact about Vice President Cheney | FP... →
The State of the Union Address Drinking Game 2008 →
“When would-be master builders audition for Lego, they are given a pile of bricks...”
– Anthony Lane.
“But lets get one thing straight. Ted Kennedy showed what he thought of women...”
– Emily.
FT.com / Weekend columnists / Tim Harford - Cash... →
— The Undercover Economist strikes again!
“Isn’t Countrywide just a micro-credit lender for the US, except that people are...”
– “Bombay Beauty” (rrowr, call me!)
Banks and bonuses | Ker-ching | Economist.com →
— When isn’t The Economist illuminating?
“I was thinking how pornography could be a superstitious offering to the gods of...”
– John Currin, via Ross.
Founders College →
— Educational innovation is the one thing we sorely lack on this spaceball.
Duo&Co: La vérité sur la Société Générale. →
— Excellent article.
“Le PS est en quelque sorte la couverture idéologique jetée sur une activité de...”
– “La gauche joue à la politique” par Jacques Cosquier sur Le printemps de Challans (January 25th, 2008) — c0wb0yz
The Crime of White Maleness - New York Times →
— I’m a minority. After all there aren’t that many white, male, heterosexual, upper class, elite school-attending people out there.
“Ni Dieu, ni maître, mais des frites, bordel!”
– Thomas Dutronc - Les Frites, Bordel
Fall Internship Pays Off With Coveted Winter... →
— So true. So sad. Does someone have a hanky?
Davos Diary, Day 6: Parting thoughts | FP Passport →
— Alas, poor Shashi.
Ross Douthat (January 25, 2008) - Good-Faith... →
— Read it. (It’s short.)
The best elevator pitch for the U.N. | FP Passport →
— None of that is really contradictory with the UN being “a corrupt, ridiculous, dysfunctional place”…
“FRIENDS of rogue trader Jerome Kerviel last night blamed his $7 billion losses...”
– The Daily Mash, hilarious stuff
““But Senator Clinton … that ‘opportunity’ is a three-day old gum wrapper and a...”
– Reihan!
The trouble with Kumbaya | FP Passport →
— Good thing to keep in mind.
Deep Springs College →
— Fantastic. Sounds even better than St John’s College.
Davos Diary, Day 4: Fatigue can't stop this... →
Davos Diary, Day 3: Panels galore | FP Passport →
Deranged Clinton Syndrome | Politics | The... →
— My God, Reihan’s on a roll!
Deal Journal - WSJ.com : A Random Walk Down Wall... →
— Via Megan.