The Problem With The GOP
A quick glance at this powerful editorial looks to me like this guy didn’t just hit the bullseye, he got the little gold dot right in the middle of the bullseye. I’m not ready for a separation like he is… Continue Reading
Month: April 2007
What If This Were The United States?
A country was founded as a strictly secular state with a Constitution that requires that the government be strictly non-religious. It is poised on the brink of nominating its first religious observant President. The army obviously has serious reservations and… Continue Reading
Scrabble Score
The Wife likes 9-tile scrabble. This morning, she got three 50-point bonuses in a row. It’s hard to come back from that, but I made a go of it. Each turn’s score is on the left; running totals are on… Continue Reading
Hitchens For The Brain
You may not like Christopher Hitchens, if you know who he is or what he writes about. If you’re a return Reader, you probably have something of a taste for the ironic, iconoclastic, and insightful (whether I provide the insight… Continue Reading
Political Incentives
Eugene Volokh suggests that “exploiting 9/11” is really the political process working as intended. I agree with Prof. Volokh that a past incidence of a politician’s response to an emergency situation is probably the best and most telling thing that… Continue Reading
Disgusting Creatures
Our pets are disgusting animals. This morning, I come downstairs, ready to go to work today, and I see the dogs industriously licking at the carpet. I know I hadn’t dropped anything on the floor. “What are you doing?” I… Continue Reading
New House Guests
Springtime has arrived in the desert, and with it came the beloved cherry blossoms and (allegedly) the flowering of the California poppies. We are starting to see temperatures in the eighties — that is, when we aren’t experiencing week-long windstorms.… Continue Reading
Hardened Criminals
British prison guards seize prisoners’ Viagra. I just couldn’t resist the headline.
I Got It Bad
Insomnia, that is. I couldn’t fall asleep until about 3:00 in the morning. Then I had to get up at 6:00 to be at an early-morning conference about the local economy. I feel like a zombie right now from lack… Continue Reading
Would You Be Prometheus?
I told the story of the Ivory Door at dinner tonight with the partners of the firm, both of whom are smart and perceptive. One of them quickly asked the question, “Well, would you really want to be Prometheus?” I… Continue Reading