On further review, I’m persuaded that I overstated the argument that localism requires globalism. Says the pro-free trade James Joyner: While they of course retain distinct local flavors, it’s amazing how similar the major metropolitan areas...
Br. E.D. has a post on the next phase of figuring out how to salvage our banking system. He cites a number of people who express concern with the program. He is concerned with this...
This piece in the Washington Monthly is a pretty insightful look at the short life of Culture11.
Ingrid Newkirk wants to shock us into awareness of animal suffering by demanding in her will that her corpse be treated as if it were an animal’s. This strategy, like so much of PETA’s...
UPDATE, 3/25: In response to some accurate criticism, I have pulled back some of the arguments made in the below post; my revised argument can be found here. The good Mr. Dr. Larison has...
The discussion surrounding community, individualism, materialism, and the current economic and political crisis is anything but a discussion of perfect definitions or easy answers, and much of it is lodged only in vague theoretical...
There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable...
UPDATE, 3/25: In response to some accurate criticism, I have pulled back some of the arguments made in the below post; my revised argument can be found here. Over the last few weeks, some...
…medicine, or at least dentistry. I was in the dentist chair today and thinking to myself how much worse this would be without things like novacaine and modern fillings and so forth. I was...
This is my third financial/economic/treasury round-up. I am not an expert in these matters so what I’ve been trying to do is bring some expert voices to the League in order to better flesh...
Via Br. Dave, probably the best, simplest explanation of the credit crisis I’ve seen thus far. It doesn’t go terribly deep, and leaves out a lot, but it gives a great visual summary of...
The Portent by Herman Melville HANGING from the beam, Slowing swaying (such the law), Gaunt the shadow on your green, Shenandoah! The cut is on the crown (Lo, John Brown), And the stabs shall...
During his campaign, Barack Obama promised to talk with Iran – to open dialog with Tehran without preconditions, whether or not it’s met with bluster or deceipt on the part of the Mullahs. His...
Michael, would be to join that army that you are so desperate to send out to every corner of the earth. Think about it!
I don’t know about anybody else, but this whole treasury/bailout/banking thing is just mind-numbing and overwhelming and I find myself in turns going from angry to confused to depressed to giggling and I’m just...
This whole Journolist fracas that has been kicking around lately has again dredged up some of my suspicions about how the right really views the institutions they consider to be on the left. Look,...
Devcat is working on correcting some bugs that came with the last WP update.
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25The talk about not wanting to "bail out Europe again" was a pretty big clue they were dilettantes. on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25In 2023, I listened to a discussion/interview with a well-known American philosopher and a couple ph… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Okay, that's good to know. When I'm in your group chat and you add a third party, is there a ding an…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Team Blue waited until the last second to notice their guy was unable to talk and then replaced him…
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