we are the man of sun.

“The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else.�...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/163728195886

(The Moral Trigger ) Here is episode four of my new podcast, which I co-host with Mike Skinner. We dig through the news of the week in “The Lede,” discuss big ideas in “Beyond the Lede,�...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/163682715716

“Like Plato’s republic ruled by philosophers, the market parable is dangerously alluring. It demands policies that strive for a utopian future—a future we can never approach because it lack...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/163573480846

Hey everyone, long time no tumblr. I’ll be back on here posting - more or less - in the same fashion as I used to. Book excerpts, opinions, quotes, links to articles, music, and so on.  Check...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/163573084401

kfeltz : > I’m turning 26 – what are my options for coverage if I’m not > employed full time! >  Insurance through your job / trade group >  > Some trade assoc...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/158707202866

Whitney Cummings is one of the best stand up comedians around. I put her up with their with contemporary greats such as Bill Burr, Joe Rogan, Joey Diaz, Dave Chappelle, Bryan Callen, Stanhope, an...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/158099782876

“This isn’t a country in transition but some sort of postmodern dictatorship that uses the language and institutions of democratic capitalism for authoritarian ends.” - Nothing is True an...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/157928059276

Spring 2017 - Independent Research - Directed Readings in U.S. Foreign Policy. I am mowing through these books. They are all must reads for students of U.S. foreign policy and national security,...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/157752700921

Spring 2017 - Proseminar in International Relations. This is the book list for my class in my second semester of graduate school. So far I’ve read 4 of them; and about half way through one mor...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/157752555971

Graduate student life: I became a political science major to avoid math. Whoops. Just kidding: I only avoid math because I’m innumerate and challenges are daunting; and failure is horrifying an...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/157161520891

hannahrassy : > telegantmess :  >  >>  factsinallcaps >>  :  >>   >>>   raindropmermaid >>>   :  >>>    >>>>    thecooingdove >>>>    :  >>>>     >>>>>    ...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/157161334611

Georgetown Prof Defends Islamic Slavery : The left should be outraged by this but they most likely wont be because….Islam. The narrative of slavery by the American left is way too optimistic ...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/157160142551

“ So which is it? Are we at risk of too much moral outrage, or not enough? The answer is likely both. Too much of it carries both the risk of addiction—partisans on both sides becoming dep...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/156634120271

I’m now a contributing editor for Nations & States. Here are my first two pieces. Check out my colleagues article, some strong thinkers putting in lots of time outside of their formal education...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/156611896676

therecipe : > Any well-documented account >  > regarding the motivations of suicide terrorists will show that along > with deep anger over Western, usually American occupa...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/156594456836

Glenn Loury and John McWhorter, on BloggingHeads.tv - 1.25.2017

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/156518261556

Any well-documented account regarding the motivations of suicide terrorists will show that along with deep anger over Western, usually American occupation, in overwhelmingly Muslim countries is ...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/156511808711

“The challenge for government policy in the advanced capitalist world is thus how to maintain a rate of economic dynamism that will provide increasing benefits for all while still managing to p...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/155630762291

“ Nationwide, coal employment peaked in the 1920s. The more recent decline in Appalachian coal employment started in the 1980s during the administration of Ronald Reagan because of the role th...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/153267455321

ithelpstodream : > MOOD. This fundamental misunderstanding of social psychology here will continue to push people towards demagogues. We need to be bridging gaps right now: the consequences a...

https://therecipe.tumblr.com/post/153024418876