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"I also liked a clever short piece by Marshall Payne," The Rendezvous ", in which a retired spy of sorts is approached by his old bosses to try to lure him back for one more mission -- the ending is a sharp nicely turned twist."

Review of Fictitious Force #6 marshallpayne1 2009

For the record, I suspect that certain sorts of intellectual abilities probably have a genetic component and further that continuous organized and literate civilization probably tends to favor the survival of those traits in relevant populations.

The Volokh Conspiracy » 3. The Practical Costs of Condemning Openness to Distressing Answers on Factual Questions 2010

We know from pricing and survey data that there is an undersupply of certain sorts of residential units, and pricing is one of the mechanisms that causes people to shift to the alternatives.

Matthew Yglesias » All Planning is Planning 2010

Eva Peron-style lotteries are just another gimmick of social engineering -- that just builds on the short-term sorts of thinking that we have seen coming for years from the big financial houses in Wall Street and from their agents and proteges in Republican and Democratic administrations.

Steve Clemons: Eva Peron Wins: The Pretension of a 'Savings Lottery' Steve Clemons 2011

Eva Peron-style lotteries are just another gimmick of social engineering -- that just builds on the short-term sorts of thinking that we have seen coming for years from the big financial houses in Wall Street and from their agents and proteges in Republican and Democratic administrations.

Steve Clemons: Eva Peron Wins: The Pretension of a 'Savings Lottery' Steve Clemons 2011

By the way, it is absolutely true that liquidity issues put an ultimate constraint on how efficient markets can become by placing a practical limit on certain sorts of arbitrage.

Matthew Yglesias » 20/20 Vision is Accurate 2010

There are certain sorts of book reviews I like better than others.

"I will battle for the sun..." yuki_onna 2009

MikeJ - you can have labeling of certain sorts for foods but not others.

Matthew Yglesias » Bush’s Cheese Tarriffs and the Trouble With “Buy American” 2009

The adult eye is not necessarily a perfect instrument for discerning certain sorts of values.

An essay by Peter Dickinson entitled 'A Defense of Rubbish' 2010

Eva Peron-style lotteries are just another gimmick of social engineering -- that just builds on the short-term sorts of thinking that we have seen coming for years from the big financial houses in Wall Street and from their agents and proteges in Republican and Democratic administrations.

Steve Clemons: Eva Peron Wins: The Pretension of a 'Savings Lottery' Steve Clemons 2011