Author Archives: rbiser
A rehash of Capital-Gains-less Effective income tax rates
A little late for tax season. In response to an article at the NBER highlighting the difference between income inequality and consumption inequality in the states I decided to look into effective federal tax rates as a function of income. If you … Continue reading
God’s Love and God’s Hate
How to reconcile God’s Mercy and Compassion and Love and God’s Holiness and Justice and Hate is a difficult question we should not just gloss over. If words when used in relation to God flatly contradict the plain language understanding … Continue reading
An online ethnography of China
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I am not a Calvinist for the same reason I am a Theist
In Christianity there are many views on the foreknowledge of God varieties of Reformed positions-Calvinism and Arminianism-and also the traditional Roman Catholic Augustinian view and Molinism a Roman Catholic compromise position. These can be sliced and diced many different ways but for me the question comes down to … Continue reading
Postmodernism isn’t post modernism
I have long been bothered by the notion of “postmodernism”. Outside of architecture it does not have a coherent definition. Applied to literature, culture, and philosophy it doesn’t come after modernism, modernism and postmodernism are contemporaneous and difficult to separate. … Continue reading
Meet the New Boss Same as the Old Boss
“I’ll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I’ll get on my knees and pray … Continue reading
Backpacking gear guide for the beginner, a bibliography
If you have answered a question by email more than once you should probably turn it into a blog post. This is the Boy Scout “Field Book” Which covers most everything outdoors related: http://www.scoutstuff.org/bsa/literature-media/handbooks/bsar-4th-edition-fieldbook.html Overview for beginning boyscouts: Boy Scout … Continue reading
The Moto X Sucks (The 2014 version)
Subtitle: FYI: Don’t buy a 2nd Gen Moto X. 1st Gen built like a tank, 2nd Gen built like a Christmas ornament. I have been with Republic Wireless for a year with a first gen moto x and loved every minute … Continue reading
That’s the best the NSA has got?
“He was a San Diego cab driver who fled Somalia as a teenager, winning asylum in the United States after he was wounded during fighting among warring tribes. Today, Basaaly Moalin, 36, is awaiting sentencing following his conviction on charges … Continue reading
A Better University Term Schedule
It seems that university term scheduling is broken. Why are summer terms relegated to second tier status if they are even included at all? With a standard 14 week plus one week break university semester you can comfortably fit in 3 equal … Continue reading
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