We have this from William James, originally published in an obscure journal over a century ago. I was unable to contact Mr James to have him update it for this fine new […]
TSA Update And Practicum
I have to face the “Ver are your papers!” brigade this morning as I once again make my way through the carbon-dioxide soaked skies to the land of growing taxes, rampant regulation, […]
More Bad Language
We’ve already done issue (as an asinine synonym of problem), raising awareness (rampant self regard combined with the belief of education as panacea), questions raised (a cheap journalistic trick). Today we add […]
New York Passes Gay Marriage: What Are The Consequences?
Jason and David meet to discuss the new gay marriage law. Jason: “It finally happened! New York passed gay marriage. Now gay couples are the same as straight couples!” David: “But they’re […]
Murders In America’s 33 Largest Cities: Update, Did The Internet Cause Murder Rate To Drop?
Update: See below for crazy theory. Here are the number of murders and non-negligent manslaughters in cities with at least half a million citizens, from 1985 to 2009, the last year statistics […]
Rights, Rights, And More Rights—But No Responsibilities
Busy day. So here, just for fun, and woefully incomplete, are a list of “rights” recently discovered. Remember: there can be no rights without responsibilities. If you invoke a right, you imply […]
Works Of High Seriousness: Grand Strategies: Literature, Statecraft, and World Order by Charles Hill
Grand Strategies: Literature, Statecraft, and World Order by Charles Hill What a stimulating journey through the greatest works of literature, interpreted with a mind towards statecraft. Hill wants us to change—that is, […]
India Aborting Girls At Full Speed: Sex Selection And Demographics
Science is great. It—“it” is always an it, an invisible entity, a guiding sapience, an intelligence that can be looked to for guidance—can now us tell the sex of a fetus before […]
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