Straight Line Relationships

Knowing what’s hard, and what is easy.
http://gladwell.typepad.com/gladwellcom/2006/09/degree_of_diffi.html
I find it easier to respect an artist if I can “see” the time/effort they spent on their work.  If the item isn’t easily distinguished from kindergarten fingerpainting, then it’s harder for the work to impress me.  The Dutch Masters — impressive, even if I don’t love a particular […]

Naturally, I’m talking about the polarized responses and readings of the redacted NIE published yesterday.
Why do Americans have no capacity for nuance?  “Jihadists are increasing” doesn’t mean “we should pull out of Iraq now”.  Dems aren’t doing themselves any services by mis-interpreting and overstating this point.
In fact, if you read closely, the analysis says that jihadists are increasing their […]

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