The Adventures of Shylock Holmes

One pound of inference, no more, no less. No humbug, no cant, but only inference. This task done, and he would go free.

Showing posts with label Charity. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Charity. Show all posts

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Reply Paid Arbitrage

What charities say on their reply-paid envelopes: Your stamp on this envelope adds to your gift! What charities should say on their repl...

Monday, May 28, 2012

The Real Value of the Peace Corps

I always find the Peace Corps to be an interesting idea. Started by JFK , the idea was that young Americans could go overseas and voluntee...

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Why Foreign Aid Fails

I think at this stage in history, there’s not really much question that foreign aid has been a colossal failure. Shovelling money and goods ...

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Fun run participants - stop being so god damn smug

Suppose I were to present you with the following proposition: "Next Sunday morning, I'm going to take a dump on your front lawn. ...

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