Comments for The Ruling Zeitgeist

Comment on Caveat Venditor by On and off the road | Kigali Wire

On and off the road | Kigali Wire — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:36:54 +0000

[...] street selling is illegal in Kigali and finding a reliable, regular source on the streets is more hit and miss. They do exist, but [...]

Comment on Fenced Fourth Estate by duncanbutlin

duncanbutlin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:20:08 +0000

Thank you for highlighting my attempt to discipline the Singapore government (courtesy the Economist). I am hoping it will make them think twice before trying it again.

Comment on Jeff’s Semi-Regular Aphorisms (VI) by Thelma

Thelma — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:57:15 +0000

“Many things–such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unaffectedly–are done worst when we try hardest to do them.” — C.S. Lewis.

Comment on Expatriotism by Quirky Indian

Quirky Indian — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:32:14 +0000

Hmmmm. Interesting thought, that! It is precisely the lack of objectivity that makes a lot of us so dangerously self-righteous in our views…your little check might just help change perspective.

Cheers,

Quirky Indian

Comment on And What is so Rare as a Day in June? by Elliot

Elliot — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:35:43 +0000

Liked this post.

How’s Rwanda? I need updates

Comment on Does Not Compute by Annes Alajmovic

Annes Alajmovic — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:54:45 +0000

Nice post…and blog! I was also compelled by The Black Swan, just as you are I guess. Lately, I even started blogging about it (eventhough I usually don’t blog myself…). If you’re interessted in some more articels on Black Swans and Taleb you can check out my revamped blog http://www.alphaverse.com.

cheers

Comment on Meaning May End in Madness by tim

tim — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:27:31 +0000

I’ve always enjoyed the tone of your blog. I think it’s great. The wit always excites the substance. Good luck in Africa.

Comment on Meaning May End in Madness by J.

J. — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:40:08 +0000

Ah, P. and I will be sure to broaden our google search options. Best!

Comment on Meaning May End in Madness by heather in europe

heather in europe — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:11:53 +0000

very cool, Jeff!

Comment on Homunculi by Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:27:16 +0000

That reminds me of this article about a book called Fatal Misconception by Matthew Connelly: 'Mr Connelly...traces the evolution of population control through early-20th-century eugenics movements and the “population bomb” hysteria of the 1960s and 1970s to its culmination in large-scale attempts to cut birth rates in poor countries. ... The population controllers are often arrogant. In 1927 a Rockefeller-funded study of contraception sought “some simple measure which will be available for the wife of the slum-dweller, the peasant, or the coolie, though dull of mind.” In 1935 one representative told India's Council of State that population control was a necessity for the masses, adding that “it is not what they want, but what is good for them.” The problem with the natives was that “they are born too much and they don't die enough,” a public-health official in French Indochina stated in 1936.'