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David Lay Williams @laywilliams.bsky.social · 5d
I’ve written a new piece for @liberalcurrents.com in response to an open letter from the economist Donald Boudreaux. I address ways in which criticisms of egalitarianism err. It’s not enough to accuse them of envy or economic illiteracy. There are serious moral, social, and political concerns.
Is It All Just Envy?
The sides of the inequality debate continue to talk past one another, as Don Boudreaux's recent criticisms demonstrate.
www.liberalcurrents.com

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d
This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.

bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy

Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 12d
If we're gonna have to have a color revolution, we should pick a good color.

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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 20d
Looks great

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Megan Kate Nelson 📚 @mkn.bsky.social · 22d
Blueskis, studies have shown that when folks see or hear about a book more than five times, they are likely to check it out, and buy it.

So in the spirit of creating buzz, here is the gorgeous cover of THE WESTERNERS, which will be published on March 31!
Three women on a raft move across a body of water in front of green, yellow, and brown mountains; white text announces the title of the book: THE WESTERNERS: MYTHMAKING AND BELONGING ON THE AMERICAN FRONTIER; a narrow strip at left bears four images: Jim Beckwourth, Sacajawea, Ovando Hollister, and Polly Bemis.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 22d
Today is National Thesaurus Day.

Personally, we find these made-up holidays contemptible, abhorrent, nauseating, repugnant, and unpalatable.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 22d
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate

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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 23d
DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 23d
Nice thing about Minneapolis being kinda small is that it’s hard to convince us protesters are being paid because you’d go out and oh there’s that kid from my high school who played Sancho Panza in Man of La Mancha one year, and is that the pharmacist at my CVS over there, and there goes our realtor

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David Lay Williams @laywilliams.bsky.social · 27d
1) I have a new piece in the @lseinequalities.bsky.social blog today. Here I'm responding to the many who have suggested that all objections to inequality come from envy of the rich and "successful."
Concern about inequality is not mere envy
Are those who object to inequality simply voicing their envy of the richl? If so, we must dismiss the principled arguments of Plato, Jesus, Hobbes, Mill and Marx
blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · Jan 6
Mayo and guac seems problematic to me....

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Monika Nalepa @monikanalepa.bsky.social · Jan 6
Not a humble brag (ok, maybe a little), but if somebody wants the chapter I wrote from this very expensive Oxford Handbook, please send me an email. This is not the best figure, but I promise the others are worth it! Transitional Justice and Elite Polarization url: academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
Transitional Justice and Elite Polarization
AbstractDoes the origin of polarization regarding transitional justice (TJ) in Poland lie with the elites or within society? We examine the causes of polar
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Brian Taylor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social · Jan 4
There is little coherent thought animating the Trump administration, just a president motivated by his psychological urges (and greed) and a bunch of other key actors (Vance, Rubio, Miller, etc.) pursuing their own pet agendas. 2/2

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Brian Taylor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social · Jan 4
I don't think we should over index Trump's "Donroe Doctrine" comments & infer that he favors a great-power-spheres-of-influence world. He's not that consistent. A few months ago he claimed to have brokered an Armenia-Azerbaijan deal, cutting out Russia. 1/2

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Jan 4
Sopranos bustout episode
mehdirhasan.bsky.social Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Jan 3
“Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!”

Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.

My latest for Zeteo:
Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · Jan 1
Some of us like slimy okra with just butter, salt, and pepper.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Dec 29
The Incas had ritual human sacrifice. We have Pop-Tart self-immolation and cannibalism.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Dec 27
Technically, ‘should of’ is ‘should have,’ but we’re all about showing grace in the new year.

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · Dec 25
The USC-Notre Dame rivalry may be ending, but we'll always have that weird bowl game they played on Christmas Eve in Die Hard... bit.ly/3NhIf0j
A Christmas query: Why is Notre Dame playing USC in 'Die Hard?'
Nearly 30 years after its release, one question about 'Die Hard' remains unanswered. Why was Notre Dame playing USC in a Christmas Eve bowl game?
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David Lay Williams @laywilliams.bsky.social · Dec 24
Whereas this student is being empowered for making vague and unsubstantiated references to Biblical authority, I was once placed on TPUSA's Professor Watchlist for specifically citing Biblical authority in a paper outlining the Bible's concerns about concentrated wealth. You can't win.
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that pr...
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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · Dec 18
Mom always fried up the cheese grits the next day. Usually had ham and fried eggs. One of my favorite meals she made.

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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · Dec 18
Make sure you fry up some of the leftovers for breakfast!

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Dec 16
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“I had just let the whole thing wash over me. I marveled at what a good story the truth could make in the right hands,” the author Stephen King writes about seeing “Stand by Me,” Rob Reiner’s adaptation of King's novella “The Body.”
Opinion | Stephen King on Rob Reiner’s ‘Stand by Me’
In Rob’s hands, “Stand by Me,” my most autobiographical novel, rang true.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Dec 16
Joe Ely has died at 78. A singer-songwriter at the forefront of alt-country, he earned the nickname Lord of the Highway thanks to tireless touring.
Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78
Thanks to his eclectic style and tireless touring, he was among the most influential artists in the early days of Americana and alt-country music.
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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · Dec 15
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.

Us: Across your entire career?

Reiner: In a 6 year period.

Us: That sounds-

Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Extract from Rob Reiner's Wikipedia Filmography 1986 - Stand By zme 1987 - The Princess Bride 1989 - When Harry Met Sally 1990 - Misery 1992 - A Few Good Men

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Dec 5
Lastly, we get to ‘Donner’ and ‘Blitzen.’

‘Donner’ was originally ‘Donder,’ which is Standard Dutch meaning “thunder.”

‘Blitzen’ comes from the Standard Dutch ‘bliksem,’ which means “lightning.”

We've always thought these two were the bad boys of the sleigh.

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Anne-Marie W. Clark 👩‍👧‍👦🐶⚖️😷🌎🚢📚🌦️⚜️ @amwclark.bsky.social · Dec 1
Franklin Goes to The Hague

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · Dec 1
The fact that 12% of federal judges are Black shows the corruption of DEI. The fact that 67% of Supreme Court Justices belong to a small legal cult called the Federalist Society shows the power of meritocracy.

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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · Nov 28
Putin is the Hyacinth Bucket of great power leaders: it's all about keeping up appearances. Russia's a great power only to the extent that it can persuade others it is, because there's very little material basis for its pretensions to great power status. That's why Trump's deference is so important.