Random links
- Russian Man Turns Tables on Bank, Changes Small Print in Credit Card Agreement, Then Sues
- I doubt that many actually read their credit card agreements - I guess that the bank doesn't do so either.
- Why Choosing to Make Less Money Is Easier Than Ever
- "If innovation has become increasingly marginal, then it’s less costly to choose to be a 'threshold earner,' which Tyler Cowen defines as 'someone who seeks to earn a certain amount of money and no more.' If wages go up, Cowen says, a threshold earner will choose to work less or, I would add, choose work that’s so personally fulfilling that it’s indistinguishable from leisure. Accepting a threshold income—maybe as a journalist at a political magazine or an independent graphic artist—is easier when you know you’re not foregoing any amazing new improvements in well-being. And the vast improvements we do see today, such as access to global communications and vast amounts of information on the Internet, tend to be available for almost nothing."
- Do Religions Produce "More than Their Fair Share" of Child Abusers?
- "While I disagree with Firma’s view that houses of worship are 'breeding grounds' for child rapists, and I believe the manner in which he reaches his conclusion is erroneous, one troubling question remains: Why is the rate of cases about the same for the religious community?"
- If Trayvon Were Pakistani…
- "It is striking to compare Obama's deliberate and thoughtful commentary about the tragic killing of Trayvon Martin with the military tactic that will forever characterize his presidency: killing people with drones. The president posits that it is wrong to profile individuals based upon their appearance, associations, or statistical propensity to violence. ... But that very kind of profiling and a broad interpretation of what constitutes a threat are the foundational principles of U.S. 'signature strikes' -- the targeted killings of unidentified military-age males."