Laissez-faire
Craigslist’s idiosyncratic libertarianism is the subject of this highly-entertaining article.
Monthly Archive: June 2009
bad analogies
I was out for drinks with friends and Israel came up in the conversation. A friend of mine said that she’d heard somewhere – Fox maybe? – that if you likened Gaza to a...
I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Went Crazy
So I spent 35-45 minutes today trying to get a fly out of my bedroom. You know it’s bad when you (I in this case) starting talking to the fly. Reasoning with it (him/her?). ...
the art of magic in fiction
The other day I was sitting around drinking beers with a friend and talking about magic. Specifically, we were discussing the abuse or misuse of magic in fantasy writing. It is my theory that,...
5-And-A-Half Stories About The Same Thing
Coleman Collins, D-League journeyman, former Euro-basketballer, and a pretty entertaining author, is now contributing to TrueHoop. A taste: I was walking through Amsterdam the other day when I crossed paths with two German women,...
Ah, Abortion
~by sidereal When I’m asked for my opinion on abortion (or when I give it unprompted) I have to decide how long a conversation I want to have. If I want it over with,...
Doubling Down
There seems to be quite the fooferaw over responding to the Tiller murder developing between several bloggers that I respect: Publius and Hilzoy at ObsidianWings, and Megan McArdle. A quick summary: Agreeing with an Ezra...
Justifying Abortion
This fascinating paper on abortion has probably been circulating for some time, but this is the first time I’ve had a chance to read it. A brief note about the author’s hypotheticals: I suspect...
From the Department of Bad Promotional Ideas
Townhall Magazine’s sweet new giveaway: Newt Gingrich and Jackie Gingrich Cushman have recently written 5 Principles for a Successful Life: From Our Family to Yours. The book details how, once you get the hang...
the great thing about being a father (part 1)
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things… …and now that...
Richard Dreyfuss: The Original Ordinary Gent?
We here at the LOG like to think we hold a fairly wide range of opinions on most issues. But it seems to me like Richard Drefuss’ current project is something that fits this...
Honest to god,
I can’t imagine a stupider course of action, given this country’s demographics and demographics to be, than for one party or ideology to loudly assume a lack of qualifications for an eminently qualified person...
bad craziness indeed
I guess I just don’t understand this kind of hatred. I just don’t understand it.
not nearly enough
From hilzoy: “I am strongly pro-choice, but I think it is perfectly possible to be opposed to abortion on principled grounds, and I think that it would be an enormous mistake to conflate all...
WWJD?
Alex Knapp has the definitive take on whether Jesus would have waterboarded, as some have claimed. It’s definitive because Alex went through the trouble of interviewing the Man Himself. A little snippet: So let’s...
George Tiller
“It is out of characterfor the left to neglect the weak and helpless. The traditional mark of the left has been its protection of the underdog, the weak and the poor. The unborn child...
Book Review: Benazir Bhutto’s Reconciliation
I realize I’m a little behind on this book (it came out last year), but my wife bought it for herself, started it and then put it down, and since Pakistan is one of...
traction?
It seems the absurdity of Slate’s subheads and jumpheads that I’m always complaining about has caught the attention of Mickey Kaus, as well….
