Socrates, we’ll remember, felt a reverent awe in the face of poetry. In Ion, god-inspired rhapsody had an effect on the audience akin to possession. In Republic, the emotions aroused by poets threatened the...
It was a disaster, a quagmire, a nightmare, and the American government should have never gotten us involved… But, some short term goals have been met and now they’re getting ready to start pulling...
[Update: In response to comments, I have toned this post down a bit. It was unduly harsh in relation to the fault I am identifying.] NR‘s Jason Steorts, responding to Whitaker Chambers scholar Richard Reinsch, writes: I think Reinsch mischaracterizes...
This is my confession: I did not emerge from the womb a fully-formed beer snob. I will admit to sneaking off to the bathroom during high school parties to pour out half-empty Budweisers (adolescence...
I’m not a libertarian but I do share many beliefs in common with libertarians. That’s one reason I find this piece by Amanda Marcotte so incoherent. Leaping onto the anti-Koch bandwagon, Amanda comes to...
At Master Resource, Paul Schwennesen takes on oil spill alarmism:
It wasn’t so long ago that everyone just loved Cash for Clunkers. People thought I was a total crank when I scoffed. Even some of my fellow ideologues wavered. On my now-defunct blog, I...
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on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024Our current situation is the gov is creating massive market distortions. My suggestion is for the go…
on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024Right?.. that's the beauty of it. Protect actual losers (there will be some) allay fears of many who… on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024But why? As BB says above, there's a good chance that most of the change will be a net increase. So… on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024We managed to get a constitutional amendment to prevent alcohol in the face of the bulk of the natio…
on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024I was going to make a joke about how white men struggle hardest with disappointment due to getting t… on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024Sure, I agree, but they vote in state level elections too. It isn't realistic to think you're ever g… on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024There is no reason why home/zoning regs needs to be set at a local level rather than a state level.… on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024That's pretty tough when the tool they use is called democracy. And they're among the most motivated… on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024This is rewarding something that needs to be punished. Do this and there will be huge games played o…
on Open Mic for the week of 11/11/2024Ann Selzer has an op-ed in which she announces her retirement from polling. It's kinda defensive in…
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