By the time I look up, the cashier has looked away. She is looking out over the floor of the place, scanning for problems: a spill, for example, or a customer who isn't a regular and can't find what they want. Now I'm waiting, and sometimes … [Read more...]
Archives for December 5, 2010
Brown an Outlier: Nate Silver via NYTimes
No surprises to anyone here right? http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.n... … [Read more...]
The conservative narrative
The following conservative parable is making the rounds on the internet. I submit it only so that those of you who read only such sites as Daily Kos will see that your accustomed narrative about greedy millionaires has an opposite … [Read more...]