Homo Economicus: Archive

“What really makes the iPhone work isn’t the hardware. Sure, the glass—designed...”

– The Manufacturing Jobs Aren’t Coming Back - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast Here, here!

Jan 27th

“Thanks to psychiatrists in the 1880s and 1890s — a part of the medical...”

– The invention of the heterosexual - Salon.com

Jan 26th

“Then Daniels has the absolute nerve to blame the divisiveness of modern politics...”

– The Daniels Response, Ctd - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast

Jan 25th

“It definitely gives the Republican case against Obama as a big government...”

– Live-Blogging The 2012 State Of The Union Address - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast

Jan 25th

“The Democratic Party more and more sees itself as the party of conscientious...”

– Amazon.com: Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right eBook: Thomas Frank: Kindle StoreAdvanced

Jan 25th

A "Holy Fucking Shit" Quarter →

Sounds like they could manufacture domestically and still be pretty damn profitable. parislemon: Remember back in October when after a rare “miss” by Apple (which was only a miss because analysts are stupid and lazy), the early signs pointed to the potential of a $40 billion quarter? Some thought that was insane given that Apple had never even had a $30 billion quarter before. Well, turns out...

Jan 24th

140 notes

“I heard someone say it would be news if she didn’t get diabetes.”

– Paula Deen Shocked By Lack Of Public Support Following Diabetes Announcement

Jan 24th

“My position is on the right. I know that. I’m not a redistributionist. But...”

– Tax Reform, Mr President, Tax Reform - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast

Jan 24th

Jan 23rd

Broadcast Yourself. →

youtube.com Did you know that if you guess Ron Paul’s name he has to spin your straw into gold?

Jan 21st

Jan 20th

“Technically you’re not asking your wife for an open marriage if...”

– Dan Savage on Newt Gingrich: Doing Monogamish Wrong | Slog

Jan 19th

Jan 18th

“The road to ending piracy is to provide what consumers want, when they want...”

– Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh: Bipartisan Support Of SOPA & PIPA Smacks Of Money - The Consumerist

Jan 18th

Jan 17th

9 Things Every Entrepreneur Needs to Learn From... →

Jan 16th

Al Jazeera: America's Best News Network? - The... →

Absolutely agree. Don’t forget that it’s essentially commercial free (as much as PBS is, at least) and is the ONLY cable news network you can watch live on your iPad with no streaming restrictions whatsoever. Have you tried to watch CNN on your iPad? It’s the least user-friendly experience imaginable requiring you not only to authenticate yourself through your cable provider but...

Jan 14th

WATCH: President Obama Delivers A Rousing... →

queerty.com The President of the United States takes a page from the leader of the gay nation, Lady Gaga. Our one complaint? He sounded a little tinny. @barackobama lady gaga is not my leader. But cool!

Jan 12th

Jan 11th

Mad Men's Return Has a Date →

Eric Randall, theatlanticwire.com Fans will rejoice to hear that the much-delayed fifth season of AMC’s Mad Men will finally debut on March 25, 2012, according to its star Jon Hamm. I look forward to pirating this on March 26. And for the record, I have $50 set aside for AMC should they choose to let me download the new season legally (before December or whatever).

Jan 11th

“I am getting somewhat annoyed at this latest meme, whereby Romney is supposedly...”

– Defending Romney’s Role At Bain - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast Except he didn’t just fire people. He lobbied for and exploited loopholes that allowed him to buy companies but not their labor contracts so he could forces employees re-apply for their jobs at cut rates...

Jan 10th

Jan 9th

Watch

Moving Day featuring the Brothers Campbell

Jan 8th

Jan 7th

1 note

We Are All Aaron Cohen! Film About Aaron Cohens... →

Interview with @AaronCohen about #TheAaronCohens from @betabeat

Jan 6th

Jan 5th

“Santorum’s position on contraception is so extreme that it’d likely...”

– Is Santorum Really the Best Non-Romney They’ve Got? - Conor Friedersdorf - Politics - The Atlantic

Jan 4th

The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast →

So the Republican party consists of 1/3 evangelical Bible thumpers who apparently racist enough to support a Catholic (Santorum) over a black protestant, 1/3 schizoid isolationists, and 1/3 milquetoast supply-siders. What a pathetic excuse for a political party.

Jan 4th