Weekend link dump for October 17

“Who asked for a Family Circus movie? Ida Know. Who wants to see it? Not Me.”

Political systems are ill-equipped to deal with problems that are vehemently denied by one major party.

Race-baiting for the heck of it.

The social network movie you won’t see.

Unlike the Chamber of Commerce, unions disclose their donors. And as long as we’re discussing the Chamber, here’s how they get their foreign money, which they won’t tell you about. Oh, and the Chamber and its Rovian allies are, unsurprisingly, a bunch of big fat liars.

Does winning the Nobel Prize in economics make one qualified to serve on the Federal Reserve board?

We need more government spending now and for the foreseeable future.

People will say very dumb things about taxation to justify lowering their own taxes.

If only being “pro-life” meant giving a damn about mothers and children.

There’s no bottom to their dangerous stupidity.

The astrophysics of “Goodnight, Moon”.

Halloween hysteria.

How about we agree to call a bigot a bigot?

For no particular reason, I felt like linking to The Story of Mel, A Real Programmer. It’s a geek classic.

If there’s a bigger dodge in politics than blathering about earmarks, I don’t know what it is.

Yeah, I don’t think vegan cleavage is an appropriate thing to be posterizing in a medical facility. Or anyplace else.

What comes after cap and trade? Or maybe not.

“Free public WiFi” isn’t what you think it is.

How to opt out of yellow pages delivery. If you try it, let me know if it works.

There are many ways to measure life expectancy, and none of them make us look that good.

The things you can learn when judging a beauty pageant. That was not meant as snark, just so you know.

Three questions to ask when you see a negative story about the Affordable Care Act.

Now that is how you fight back.

Possibly the dumbest libertarian quote ever. That’s really saying something.

Laurie Kendrick eulogizes her friend and mentor, Mark Stevens.

Would you vote for a man who wears ducky pajamas in public?

Would you vote for a man who blames his unpopular policy statements on headaches?

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