Have just finished a series of lectures on CD concerning Macchiavelli’s writings, which places particular emphasis on the Discourses on Livy. Towards the end of Machhiavelli’s third discourse, he praises the Roman Republic for periodically renewing its institutions. Sometimes that… Continue Reading
Last night, I attended a debate sponsored by the American Jewish University (formerly the University of Judaism or more colloquially, “Jew U”) ostensibly on the question “Is There An Afterlife?”; I style it a “debate” although it was more of… Continue Reading
What do these men have in common? John Adams, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Albert Gallatin, Martin Van Buren, George Bancroft, James Buchanan, George Dallas, Robert T. Lincoln, Frank Kellogg, Charles Dawes, Andrew Mellon, Joseph Kennedy, and W. Averell Harriman,… Continue Reading
Currently on the shelf: Pineapple-mint tequila Strawberry tequila Blackberry rum Cantaloupe-cucumber vodka Raspberry-blueberry vodka Currently in the fridge, cold-infusing: Watermelon tequila Serrano and chipotle tequila Apple-cranberry gin Mango-coconut-pineapple tequila Originally we did a lot of vodkas to capture as much… Continue Reading
So it turns out that fewer people are getting married, and Las Vegas is feeling the pinch. Now, 92,000 weddings a year in Las Vegas sounds like a lot but that is down. And bear in mind that historically, this… Continue Reading
I believe that by growing out my facial hair, I can influence the outcome of sporting events taking place thousands of miles away. Thus, I grew out my mustache and beard during the Green Bay Packers’ postseason and vowed to… Continue Reading
Back in November, the faith-based Rushdoony Center For The Theonomical Reconstruction Of America urged its members to not rest on their laurels after the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives and at the same time to assure those outside… Continue Reading
In the previous post, Jaybird asked me a rather interesting question: why is it that the professional makeup of my friends has changed, implying a further question of whether the change in my social network has caused me to adopt… Continue Reading
People are forever asking me to classify myself. They want to fit me into a neat little box and say, “Boom. He’s a conservative.” Or “Boom, he’s a liberal.” Or a libertarian or an iconoclast or whatever it might be,… Continue Reading
DougJ at Balloon Juice wants to know. Do self-styled “reasonable conservatives” like the ones called out at the Parent Blog here 1) believe in evolution? and 2) believe that the average temperature on earth has increased over the past 30… Continue Reading