His reaction to receiving the knighthood makes me smile.
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Remember the collective spurt of excitement over the Brie-Caplan interview? Some of us feel the same way about this guy. 
PS, your mom sounds like Clive Cussler.

Remember the collective spurt of excitement over the Brie-Caplan interview? Some of us feel the same way about this guy. 
PS, your mom sounds like Clive Cussler.

@avclub-e30372d24181c9ef514ed4bd2fa2fe93:disqus , Tea Party did not start out primarily as a right wing protest of the bank bail outs and isn't similar to Occupy Wall Street despite all the crazies on that side. It was a cynical racist campaign started by the monied far right players of the republican party.

@avclub-e30372d24181c9ef514ed4bd2fa2fe93:disqus , Tea Party did not start out primarily as a right wing protest of the bank bail outs and isn't similar to Occupy Wall Street despite all the crazies on that side. It was a cynical racist campaign started by the monied far right players of the republican party.

Being a conspiracy theorist is the only situation where you get to act as if you're smarter than rest of the humanity without bothering with any intellectual heavy lifting. Why wouldn't idiots flock to this place?

Being a conspiracy theorist is the only situation where you get to act as if you're smarter than rest of the humanity without bothering with any intellectual heavy lifting. Why wouldn't idiots flock to this place?

That was sarcasm, yo. Apparently my method-acting republican strategist worked a little too well.

That was sarcasm, yo. Apparently my method-acting republican strategist worked a little too well.

Most of the commenters on today's Brie-Caplan interview would fill that category. Single handedly.

Most of the commenters on today's Brie-Caplan interview would fill that category. Single handedly.

My son is in this adorable phase of hating all "girlie" things. I've told him we're going to watch this film this weekend. And no, not having watched earlier films will in no way diminish this father-son bonding experience.

My son is in this adorable phase of hating all "girlie" things. I've told him we're going to watch this film this weekend. And no, not having watched earlier films will in no way diminish this father-son bonding experience.

It's god's plan™

It's god's plan™

You are wrong. When you get married and have kids of your own you will think about economy and watch Twilight. Those are the rules.

You are wrong. When you get married and have kids of your own you will think about economy and watch Twilight. Those are the rules.

I'm totally Team Awkward.

I'm totally Team Awkward.

I'll give you topical.
"Now in England, for some reason they spell it B-B-C, but in America it's just N-Y-T."