Asides

March 25, 2009

In case you missed the story on NPR, the Chinese government has come up with its own stimulus package to…

March 25, 2009

Ken Myers, editor of the brilliant Mars Hill Audio Journal (on whose board I serve, I should add), essentially offers…

March 20, 2009

For anyone interested in practical advice about farming, check out the small farmer's journal The journal comes highly recommended by…

March 18, 2009

Rod Dreher posts a letter from a young 'un asking about law school and farming.  Similarly, a commenter here last…

March 18, 2009

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_go_pr_wh/white_house_garden The White House is getting a garden.  Will this inspire millions to do the same? Will Obama pull his…

March 15, 2009

Two news items of note that have recently caught my attention.  The first, that China has been taking advantage of…

March 15, 2009

And good for Pa. State Rep. Samuel Rohrer, about whom I know nothing. Nor do I know why such a…

March 15, 2009

http://www.amconmag.com/article/2009/mar/23/00014/

March 8, 2009

Those of you who didn't lose your life savings with Mr. Madoff, and who can think about him with equanimity,…

March 7, 2009

Los Angeles, CA At the risk of copyright infringement, I want to recommend a song of this title by John…

March 7, 2009

BURNED-OVER DISTRICT, NY. Horton Foote, the playwright and screenwriter from Wharton, Texas, died last week at the age of 92.…

March 7, 2009

ITEM: President Obama Calls for Longer School Day, Public Education for Toddlers, & the Abolition of Summer Vacation RESPONSE: The…