Update (1/28): Looks like little-hands Trump is the chicken!
President Trump wants Congress to fund a border wall; the Democrats, who now have regained control of the House of Representatives, do not want to fund a border wall. Which side will “swerve” first? The Game of Chicken, along with the Prisoner’s Dilemma and the Battle of the Sexes, is one of the ways in which this political conflict can be modeled. Here is the Wikipedia entry for the Game of Chicken; here is a memorable example of Chicken from the movie “Footloose”. Update (6pm): As I replied to Kathy H. in the comments section, I find it fascinating that in this particular case the intransigence of both sides is due to their moralizing of the border wall, which suggests an inverse relationship between the ability to reach a pragmatic compromise and the strength of one’s moral convictions!
Why throw away a perfectly good Christmas tree when you can “repurpose” it for the NFL playoffs season? Thanks to Adys Ann who helped me decorate the tree. (We began this tradition in 2016.)
Happy Extended Holidays!
That is the title of this excellent essay by Josh Barro, via New York Magazine. Here is the opening paragraph:
In 2016, Marriott Hotels, which had 19 hotel brands, merged with Starwood, which had 11. They didn’t abolish any brands in the merger, and so the company faced a challenge: How to explain to customers, or even to its own employees, what makes all 30 of these brands different from each other. So shortly after the merger, the company produced this cutesy matrix:
Two cheers for good personal hygiene, but do we really want mermaids and centaurs to share the same bathroom at the same time?
Hat tip: @AliceDreger (more creative restroom signs here)
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