[T]he superstition that the budget must be balanced at all times, once it is debunked, takes away one of the bulwarks that every society must have against expenditure out of control. . . . [O]ne of the functions of old-fashioned religion was to scare people by sometimes what might be regarded as myths into behaving in a way that long-run civilized life requires.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Today's reading
Jesus and Mo discuss Islamic human rights.
I think Scott Meyer and I share a few of the same critics.
Jen Sorensen puts a new spin on Two Americas.
Tim Kreider offers a novel economic stimulus package.
Don Asmussen reveals some of the more obscure effects of the looming economic depression.
The Apostate admires iconoclastic rule-breakers. Quelle suprise.
The Rude Pundit descends into horse-race campaign reporting. I think he's mistaken and misguided.
Shalini Sehkar is still MIA.
James eviscerates theistard Edward T. Oakes anti-atheist bullshit and Oakes' inability to read or comprehend simple declarative sentences.
I'll be posting later on Geoff Arnold's inquiry into the ethics of belief and persuasion, responding to Mark Rowland's article.
Mike the Mad Biologist connects health care and wages. I may write on this topic myself, as time permits.
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