Month: January 2012

There are croakers in every country, always boding its ruin. – Benjamin Franklin

Dave Schuler has a couple of posts up, responding to a Charles Murray op-ed. I recommend reading both and the ensuing discussions (In fact, I recommend reading Schuler regularly – a good, independent voice on current events.) The SuperZIPs one… Continue Reading →

I wonder if this is indicative of anything. A while back I used an app that scanned my friends and put them into political categories. I assume that if my friend said “Republican” or “conservative” or “righty” or “right-wing” (some… Continue Reading →

We are a culture that has been denied, or has passively given up, the linguistic and intellectual tools to cope with complexity, to separate illustion from reality. We have traded the printed word for the gleaming image. Public rhetoric is… Continue Reading →

The porn industry is quick to raise the First Amendment as its primary argument against governmental intervention of any sort. And not without justification — governments from the Feds down to municipalities are notoriously hostile to pornography. Which is odd,… Continue Reading →

The Top 15 states, in the contiguous 48 states and excluding Washington DC, in order: California, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Nevada, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia, Illinois, Oregon, Minnesota, Connecticut, and Texas.

Sins may be forgiven. Crimes require punishment. – George R.R. Martin

Who can explain just how he became the person he is? It does not happen this day or that one. It is a gradual evolution that happens largely unheralded. – David Anthony Durham

I don’t know how other people use the “Clippings” feature on their Kindles, or the equivalents on their e-readers. I do know that mine is getting on two years old, full of stuff that I haven’t used again later even… Continue Reading →

Games are won and lost by kids aged 18-23 or so. Worse than that… National Signing Day. I’m keeping track of Southern Tech’s recruits. And as these 17 and 18 year olds change their mind, my day gets better or… Continue Reading →