No Skin In The Game

I read but don’t comment, because I don’t have anything that valuable to offer there, and other people do. Is this killing me? No.

The secret to success on the internet, right there.

Entitlement, Nerds, and Neanderthals

Sounds about right. People are irrepressible storytellers, and nerds are probably a skooch above average.

Smackyface

I don't have much more to say than I did before. We remain a nation of vicious cowards. That the "question" of whether to bring torturers to justice has become partisan means we are truly lost.

Why Police Officers Are Killing the People They Are Sworn to Protect

We valorize police officers precisely because they are supposed to subordinate their own safety to that of the public, which includes Eric Garner, Michael Brown, you, and me. Police officers should not be given broader latitude in ostensibly self-defense-related uses of force than civilians because police officers are civilians. Democracies do not let soldiers perform police duties, and police codes of conduct should not resemble counter-insurgency rules of engagement.

Stefan Zweig, Wes Anderson, and a Longing for the Past

"The charge that Vienna was a forerunner of Hollywood may be the nicest thing that anyone ever said about the city."

Lemonade War

Sadly, we don't get to hear the audio of Mo Collins devouring Patton Oswalt.  Otherwise, a delight.

How Air Conditioning Changed America Forever

I can't believe they didn't say anything about how AC has resulted in the dramatic migration to and increased electoral heft of the Sun Belt.

Like A Tall Clear Glass Filled With Raw Pasta

Insecure, Frustrated Bully With Something To Prove Considering Career In Law Enforcement

I've heard that there are good cops out there. I've never met any, but I believe the people who tell me they have. I don't know what their motivations for becoming cops were, but I have to imagine they met enough people like this and figured the the only way to stop them was to become cops themselves.