October 2011
25 posts
The Fragmenting of the New Class Elites, or,... →
The upper tier [bankers] is still doing pretty well. But the lower tier of the New Class — the machine by which universities trained young people to become minor regulators and then delivered them into white collar positions on the basis of credentials in history, political science, literature, ethnic and women’s studies — with or without the benefit of law school — has broken down. The supply...
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[T]he difference between the two parties that lies at the heart of the matter: Whether we are a nation that still believes in equality of opportunity, or whether we are moving away from that, and towards an insistence on equality of outcome.
If you believe in the former, you follow the American Idea that justice is done when we level the playing field at the starting line, and rewards are...
Back On Earth, Actual 99% Doing Better Than Ever →
In the last decade nearly 2.6 billion people enjoyed dramatic expansions in wealth. It turns out the economic armacatastromeltdown has been a problem mainly for the fantastically rich, overfed, debt-happy, free-spending, spoiled, lazy, infantilized nations of the west. It’s been a different story for people with experience of real rather than academic poverty. In Foreign Policy, the Center...
Finances Causing Strife At Occupy Wall Street As... →
Occupy Wall Street appears to be learning first hand why socialism does not work.
“The Rush Limbaughs of the world are very comfortable with a narrative that has...”
– Matt Taibbi (via pantslessprogressive)
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The idea that the Tea Party and Occupy are allies makes sense on an intellectual level, but falls apart in practice. Occupy is fed up with cronyism, and demand the angels of government send businesses to hell. The Tea Party is fed up with cronyism,...
The New Revival of 'Godspell' is the Worst Thing...
Godspell is not a very complicated musical. The book is almost verbatim from the Gospel of Matthew. The songs, while enjoyable, do not rank among musical theatre’s best. A compelling production could get by with a few black boxes and a superman shirt. It’s a good, solid little rock show that can be ably produced in high schools and community theatres to Broadway stages.
And yet...
shortbread: National Coming Out Day →
shortbreadsh:
Okay so for I guess 2 years now, I have thought about being a nun. At times, I have been positive that I was meant to be a nun. At other times, I was positive that it all was a foolish fancy. But still, it’s been on my mind for two years.
But I haven’t told my parents. They want me to be married! And normal! I’m their only daughter!
On Monday I had spiritual direction with...
