Feb 14, 2010
As always, it is important to limit consumption of the foods at the top of the pyramid. (via gondaba)
Feb 11, 2010
Few churchmen have been so maligned as Pelagius in the Christian West. For nearly 1,500 years, all that anyone has known of the British monk's theology has come from what his opponents said about him — and when one's opponents are as eminent as Augustine and Jerome, the chance of getting a fair hearing is not great. Consequently, it has been easy to lay all manner of pernicious heresies at Pelagius's doorstep.
Feb 11, 2010
What if a guy's job had no effect on his value in the marriage market? How would that affect a young man's career choices? "Results show that if there were no returns to career choices in the marriage market, men would tend to work less, study less, and choose blue‐collar jobs over white‐collar jobs."
Feb 10, 2010
In The Chronicle of Higher Education, Thomas H. Benton writes: One reason that graduate school is for the already privileged is that it is structurally dependent on people who are neither privileged nor connected. Wealthy students are not trapped by the system; they can take what they want from it, not feel pressured, and walk away at any point with minimal...