Homo economicus or Homo abyssimus
“…not only have economists, as a profession, failed to guide the world out of the crisis, they were also primarily responsible for leading us into it…The scandal of modern economics is that these...
March 2012
What forces shape you? – Star Wars Psychology
Who could ask for a more enticing hook for sci-fi fans than a question like “What forces shape you?” That’s right, Star Wars Identities is coming to town, well, at least a...
Feminist Art Criticism and Gender Politics
In The Second Sex Simone de Beauvoir writes: “If her functioning as a female is not enough to define woman, if we decline also to explain her through “the eternal feminine,” and...
BP tries to shirk responsibility in Gulf oil spill case
I’d have to agree with a recent headline at MarketWatch: Sweet Deal for BP. Too sweet in fact. That BP is getting off the hook with only about $8 billion in fines...
Mitt Romney’s $7.5 Million Super Tuesday Spending Spree!
The verdict is in–Mitt Romney knows how to blow a ton of money! And in other news, there are a lot of primary elections happening today. According to MSNBC, here’s the breakdown...
Three Strikes You’re In – Website Archive
For those wondering, this is related to an earlier post here about an e-mail I got this morning about a new Stop and Frisk campaign between McDonald’s and the NYPD. Turns out...
