Take two hypothetical people. And when I say “people,” what I really mean is “taxpayers.” Let’s call these folks “Attorney Alice” and “Minister Mike.” Attorney Alice works for the law firm of Nasty, Poor, Brutish & Short LLP, which pays… Continue Reading
As neo-confederates celebrate the sesquicentennial anniversary of South Carolina’s act of treason in defense of slavery, I am grateful for a link to Ta-Nehisi Coates of The Atlantic. Coates tells the story of Robert Smalls, an escaped slave who commandeered… Continue Reading
Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson took a self-guided tour throughout the southern half of California’s San Joaquin Valley and reports on what he saw and found. Some of his observations appear to be oddly ignorant of what seem… Continue Reading
Professor Mondo explains it all. Oh, how I wish I could actually be so honest as he.
From How To Be A Retronaut, a Disney movie from 1958, The Magic Highway: It’s now more than fifty years since the animated film here. It was broadcast on a television program; I can’t find evidence as to whether it… Continue Reading
I’m not so sure that in the long run, all of these assumptions are correct, but let’s just assume the author is right and due to intractable cultural, biological, and emotional factors, atheists will always be a minority in Western… Continue Reading
I know very well that if I were willing to, I could totally be this guy. It would involve a short-circuit of my ethics, of course. It wouldn’t be all that different than being a lawyer, really, right on down… Continue Reading
Hat tip to Doug Mataconis.
I’ve been thinking more and more about the nudity scanners and genital gropes that airline passengers are being asked instructed by the government to endure if they want to travel by airplane. First of all, let’s start with the law. … Continue Reading
What is it with all the stories about hecklers’ vetoes? After I felt moved enough by Pat Condell yesterday to praise a culture of free speech, I turn around and see this — someone’s offended by a kid putting an… Continue Reading