1.) Not-So-Safe-Sex: Alexandre Padilla explains why proposed “safety” regulations mandating condom use in the California adult film industry might make things worse.
2.) Redefining Acceptance at Harvard: Nice article on the guy who helps regular folks get into fancy pants school. Some call it altruism. I call it alertness to entrepreneurial opportunities in a non-priced environment.
3.) Young People and Obama: A majority of young people disapprove of Obama’s handling of Afghanistan, the economy, and healthcare… but they think he’s doing a good job overall! (To avoid accusation of partisanship, watch this video on Sarah Palin too.) This could be an example of 1) Weber’s charismatic authority; 2) Durkheim’s secular religion; or 3) Caplan’s myth of the rational voter.
4.) Blogger Disclosure: The Federal Trade Commission is worried that the bloggers at TSI are nothing but sycophants for the bourgeoisie or maybe even shrills for big corporate interests. We’re now supposed to disclose it to the reader when we get free stuff. Riiiiiiight.
“shrills for big corporate interests”
heh, heh.