Jim Rose

How drugs move all around the world.

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The right wing welfare state: capitalism for the young, socialism for the old

What could go wrong?

Google’s self-driving cars are now on the streets of California

The Soviets Really Did Have a Doomsday Machine

The rationale behind a secret Doomsday machine’s game theory at its finest

Stangelove Classic On Youtube

Why does Russia have such great videos?

Sargent’s American history lesson

What’s wrong with Italy?

The average wage for almost every job in America

This epic chart shows the average wage for almost every job in America buff.ly/1cWtQj3 http://t.co/7wudAaWF6d— Business Insider (@businessinsider) June 16, 2015

Bicycles (at night) must go!

I had an unnerving near miss at my local roundabout tonight with the bike as I was turning left. The bicycle appeared out of nowhere on my right in the middle of the roundabout as I glanced of the left to check again while turning so I crash stopped. The bike had a light at the front but wasn’t visible to me until it was halfway…

Here’s what happened to every single woman Jerry dated on ‘Seinfeld’

Why is the Australian top 0.1% far less greedy than the UK, US saying Canadian top 0.1%?

Figure 1: top 0.1% share of gross income, Australia, UK, USA and Canada since 1946 Source: Chartbook of Economic Inequality. The top 0.1% in Australia is earning not much more than it did in 1946. For most of the post-war period,  the Australian top 0.1% earned less than what it earned in 1946. The only spike in the earnings of the Australian top 0.1% occurred after the top tax rate of 66% was…

HL Mencken on the Harmful Digital Communication Bill