Feel the Burnham!
by liberal japonicus I heard there was some stuff happening in the UK. Here’s a thread for you to explain it to everyone.
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Monkey business
by liberal japonicus Despite the title, this post has absolutely nothing to do with politics. Actually, nothing to do with anything but 2 monkeys and their connections.
A future so bright
by liberal japonicus Been watching the videos of Dr Jonathan Tam, and if I had come to them through his channel page, I would have hesitated, cause his brand is doom and gloom about Asia, oh, and by the way, it’s coming for everyone else. We are all screwed. And like and subscribe to my … Read more
Sports fandom
by liberal japonicus I’m probably pushing this out too quickly, but I feel like if I just leave the open thread post up, it will reach the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff limit of dark thoughts (I think we are past the Chandrasekhar Limit) and on the way of becoming a neutron star of depression). So, sports fandom. My … Read more
When he’s right, he’s right
by liberal japonicus I have to admit this was my first thought after seeing the opening of this Guardian piece “What the fuck are you doing?” the US president shouted at the Israeli prime minister during the phone call on Monday, according to Axios, a US website that has frequently published reports on high-level conversations … Read more
Adam Tooze and the Polycrisis
by liberal japonicus I’ve mentioned before that I’m taken with Adam Tooze, and I want to share this speech he made at Simon Fraser University about a month ago. It takes place at a particular moment in time, he mentions that he was flying into Vancouver as Trump was declaring that “A whole civilization will … Read more
The quiet grief of adult friendship
Something totally non-political (I think, though I’m sure someone will prove me wrong), but I thought this piece, an essay from someone I’ve never read, was insightful. Here is the final graf. Despite impossible schedules and emotional fatigue, some friends continue returning. They send memes during meetings. They remember your important dates. They call you … Read more
What’s wrong with liberalism?
by liberal japonicus I’d start off by noting that depending on the way you read the title, you can fit any perspective. The jumping off point for this is Ezra Klein’s podcast with Helena Rosenblatt, the author of The Lost History of Liberalism. (transcript here)The book is quite interesting and is a general audience book … Read more
Rue Britannia!
by liberal japonicus If you are singing along at home, it should be ‘Britannia rues the knaves!’ Suggestions for the second line gratefully accepted. Anyway, a post to discuss the shitshow in the UK. I’m taking the liberty of lifting up some comments because I can’t bear to write something that would require me to … Read more
Sauve qui peut!
by liberal japonicus A phrase prompted by Adam Tooze’s discussion of Incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. Woo, boy, we are screwed is my primary takeaway. A couple of points. Warsh is rich. Scrooge McDuck rich. He’s going to be the richest Fed chair and as this Forbes article points out, he’s married to a billionaire … Read more