One of the most absurd parts of Rawls is precisely the "veil of ignorance," life is all just one big lottery, outlook. Yes, luck, both good and bad, plays a role in the sorts of lives people lead. For a very few people, it can even permanently and fundamentally alter their lives (the guy who gets hit by a bus and…

One of the most absurd parts of Rawls is precisely the "veil of ignorance," life is all just one big lottery, outlook. Yes, luck, both good and bad, plays a role in the sorts of lives people lead. For a very few people, it can even permanently and fundamentally alter their lives (the guy who gets hit by a bus and…

The whole "government built the internet" trope is pretty stupid. It would be like if people said "the Nazis put us on the moon" because some of their rocket scientists were involved in the early days of NASA.

The whole "government built the internet" trope is pretty stupid. It would be like if people said "the Nazis put us on the moon" because some of their rocket scientists were involved in the early days of NASA.

Eh, people don't do themselves any favors in the demonstrating-knowledge-of-Ayn-Rand department when they say it's a betrayal of Objectivist belief in the free market to make a second Atlas movie after the first one bombed, or that gift-giving reeks of socialism.

Eh, people don't do themselves any favors in the demonstrating-knowledge-of-Ayn-Rand department when they say it's a betrayal of Objectivist belief in the free market to make a second Atlas movie after the first one bombed, or that gift-giving reeks of socialism.

He was awesome in Margin Call.

He was awesome in Margin Call.

Did you miss the "What was that?" "VW Beetles, I think" moment? I thought that was way worse than the watch in Casino Royale. Still, I agree the product placement wasn't too bad.

Did you miss the "What was that?" "VW Beetles, I think" moment? I thought that was way worse than the watch in Casino Royale. Still, I agree the product placement wasn't too bad.

Silva kind of limp-wristed the toss when he was chucking grenades into the mansion, and he had a few other somewhat fairy-ish habits. I didn't feel like his come-on to Bond was completely a ruse.

Silva kind of limp-wristed the toss when he was chucking grenades into the mansion, and he had a few other somewhat fairy-ish habits. I didn't feel like his come-on to Bond was completely a ruse.

It's also a bit of a reversal in that Silva may be the first-ever successful Bond villain. You don't have the sense that he really had all that much to live for once revenge was exacted upon M. And one of his henchman fatally wounds her, so, win!

It's also a bit of a reversal in that Silva may be the first-ever successful Bond villain. You don't have the sense that he really had all that much to live for once revenge was exacted upon M. And one of his henchman fatally wounds her, so, win!

These were exactly my thoughts. And I think the return to the old hokiness is made explicit by the closing scene in the new (really the old) M's office, and the gun barrel turn-and-shoot dissolve. The "I got into some deep water" line might as well have been uttered by Roger Moore. This is why I still think Casino…

These were exactly my thoughts. And I think the return to the old hokiness is made explicit by the closing scene in the new (really the old) M's office, and the gun barrel turn-and-shoot dissolve. The "I got into some deep water" line might as well have been uttered by Roger Moore. This is why I still think Casino…

"Dench has to die because it was on her watch that the empire was lost"

"Dench has to die because it was on her watch that the empire was lost"

Yeah I really doubt that was Matt & Trey's point here (if they even had one). They've made fun of the "voting is so important, this is the most critical election EVER" mentality too many times to actually criticize people who are detached from the political horserace.

Yeah I really doubt that was Matt & Trey's point here (if they even had one). They've made fun of the "voting is so important, this is the most critical election EVER" mentality too many times to actually criticize people who are detached from the political horserace.