Monthly Archives: January 2016

Smith accuses economists of being blithely callous.  But he seems unable to appreciate how narrow-minded his own “attack on economists” is, because by his notion of what is fair and just only Americans matter. Who cares what happens to the … Continue reading →

Nice perspective from Anthony! I come not to praise the superiority we feel about library service in the United States, but to bury it. This issue of VOYA [February 2016] concentrates on how technology continues to move evermore rapidly to … Continue reading →

Slade House, by David Mitchell. A haunted house horror story, sort of. More interesting as a technical challenge: create a vivid character and virtual reality, one for each decade, from 1970 to present.  In some ways Dorian Gray, and the … Continue reading →

It looks like the Splendid Hotel and Cafe Cappuccino attack of January 15 2016 evening in Ouagadougou was an AQIM-organized attack, with the possibly declared purpose of attacking France, which leads operations against AQIM in northern Africa and the Sahel.  … Continue reading →

As usual, nice summary commentary from Jean-Pierre Bejot: Discours très généraliste. En cette journée qui vient clore « la glorieuse page de l’histoire récente de notre peuple », Roch Kaboré s’est bien gardé d’évoquer quoi ou qui que ce soit … Continue reading →

I agree with Tyler Cowen that this summary is extremely helpful.  Unfortunately the media is not going to let this story go unless something more serious happens (like a war between Saudi Arabia and Iran? No this story would probably … Continue reading →