The general continued to pay for the upkeep of the LSU tiger in an airconditioned cage. The amount of money involved was almost precisely the same as the subsidy for the Southern, then the best quarterly in the country by a large margin.
June 2010
New studies show that the cognitive effects of the internet are real and lead to, like, shallow thinking n stuff as well as, wait a sec, there’s a butterfly….
Philip Bess argues that traditional forms of building are particularly suited to contemporary life.
Beautifully and substantially-made books suggest something that deserve to be pored over at length, just as one lingers with friends after a wonderful meal.
Over the weekend I picked up a book with a promising title: “Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture.” It helps chart a path to a promising coalition between new feminists and traditionalists.
Regulation, as we all know, was merely a demonic attempt by closet communists to deprive us of our liberties. And the markets, being made of of sophisticated buyers and sellers was self-regulating, so the government could just bug-out. This was an article of religious faith.
R.J. Snell writes, “Contraception is already so normalized in our society that its use is presumed for both married and unmarried alike; in fact, so normalized is contraception that its use is thought not only responsible but even obligatory.”
It’s been almost exactly a year since the “Miracle at Polihale” occurred, and the answer to the “aloha question” is now clear: we are entering a “new normal.”
I am not quite sure what Hellman’s gets out of this, but it’s the best public service spot I’ve seen. Watch their “Buy Canadian” commercial.
Hat tip to Grace Potts.…
My grandma didn’t put up a Christmas tree. She didn’t bake pies. And she didn’t make fudge. Her kitchen was silent. I believe it was her way of mourning, not just the loss of her husband to the grave, but the loss of her children to schedules that kept them so busy they had no time for visiting and storytelling.
I Drink, Therefore I am; A Philosopher’s Guide to Wine. A review.
My appearance on local radio yesterday discussing politics and law, both practical and philosophical. Skip to the 55 minute mark.…
We are trapped in the deepest imaginable form of incoherence: we call for more control over the consequences of mastery, yet vaguely recognize that this very response is the source of our deepest troubles.
Wait. Wait longer. Wait longer still. Go make love or something.
You never thought it was all the fault of the railroads, did you? Neither did I.
Who is following in Susan B. Anthony’s footsteps: Connie Schultz or Sarah Palin? Is abortion an empowering right necessary for true equality, or an inhumane tragedy linked to lack of true choice?
