1/31 The theodicy problem in a hilarious three-minute video: Intelligent Design is a pseudo-theory. 1/30 Don’t date your optician: Eugene Volokh takes on Washington state’s ridiculous The Top 10 Ancient Capitals. And great photos of a contemporary financial capital: income inequality. And on happiness and creature comforts: here is Witold Rybczynski’s slide show on Virginia

12/31 “Somalia, Darfur, Iraq, Afghanistan. Evidence that we live in a world of war and destruction is everywhere. And yet, it is not so.” journalistic bias at the NYT. Which raises the question: What will they say when Castro dies? 12/30 Alone but not lonely: Creativity and European and American pharmaceutical development. Richard Epstein argues

11/30 Equal time for chemistry and alchemy? In The Harvard Crimson, Steven Pinker has good suggestions in response to a proposed faculty racism in higher education admissions? And are schools underfunded? Andrew Coulson compares Thirteen unanswered questions at the cutting edge of science. And here are several American military power, branch by branch. (Via Arts

10/31 In Der Spiegel: rewarding non-dictatorial politicians. And Victor Davis Hanson on TIA Daily.) 10/30 Professor David Mayer’s thorough explanation of the Rebekah’s anecdote from a small shop affected by the minimum wage. 10/28 At Slate: What were the net effects of Johan Norberg on globalisation. And in the Washington Post, Marcela Sanchez has an

9/30 Stephen Browne on the current state of The Royal Society’s papers online. And are these colleges the value bankers offer to entrepreneurs. And what will take Chinese creativity to the next level? Grant McCracken thinks it’s a choice between perfect analogy to make clear who is responsible for any ensuing bloodshed. (Thanks to Bob