Jason Collins has been blogging up a storm at Evolving Economics. If you haven’t, I suggest adding his RSS feed.
Teenager stabs himself to death onstage at open mic night in front of shocked crowd at coffee shop. “”It was really unclear at first what was even happening. Because, you know, it is an open mic and it’s a performance,” the shop’s co-owner Rhonda Ealy told local television station KTVZ. “People at first thought it was some sort of theatre.” See why I avoid open mic nights?
Finnish Vote Shows Bailouts to Euro-Zone Countries Are Vulnerable to Politics. Europe is not a nation. Isn’t it better to start admitting that sooner than later?
The Messy Reality Of Judicial Decisions. Also see Ed’s take. The limits of human rationality are important to account for in a rational system.
Protests in North as Nigerian Incumbent Leads in Vote Tally. There is an implicit supremacist stance on the part of Muslim Hausas in relation the people of southern Nigeria (which includes Muslims, Christians, and animists). The violence is a natural reaction to a “world turned upside down.”
What Is the Matter With Sociology? One thing that’s the matter …