{"id":788,"date":"2017-03-09T20:20:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T02:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimlund.org\/blog\/?p=788"},"modified":"2017-03-27T15:37:34","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T20:37:34","slug":"links-for-march-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jimlund.org\/blog\/?p=788","title":{"rendered":"Links for March 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hamilton Hustle: Why liberals have embraced our most dangerously reactionary founder by Matt Stoller<\/a>
\nGOP Bill Would Let Your Employer Demand to See Your Genetic Information by Eric Levitz<\/a>
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\nA brief and mundane history of being a woman by El Jones<\/a>
\nThe geometry of weird-shaped dice<\/a>
\nThe U.S. Tax Code Actually Doesn\u2019t \u201cSoak the Rich\u201d by Nick Buffie<\/a>
\nUnspeakable Realities Block Universal Health Coverage In The US by Chris Ladd<\/a>
\nYes, Your Sleep Schedule Is Making You Sick by Richard A. Friedman<\/a><\/p>\n

The Crazification Factor<\/a><\/p>\n

John: Hey, Bush is now at 37% approval. I feel much less like Kevin McCarthy screaming in traffic. But I wonder what his base is —<\/p>\n

Tyrone: 27%.<\/p>\n

John: … you said that immmediately, and with some authority.<\/p>\n

Tyrone: Obama vs. Alan Keyes. Keyes was from out of state, so you can eliminate any established political base; both candidates were black, so you can factor out racism; and Keyes was plainly, obviously, completely crazy. Batshit crazy. Head-trauma crazy. But 27% of the population of Illinois voted for him. They put party identification, personal prejudice, whatever ahead of rational judgement. Hell, even like 5% of Democrats voted for him. That’s crazy behaviour. I think you have to assume a 27% Crazification Factor in any population.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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