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 3/31/25Here is the Treasury Secretary freaking out: https://bsky.app/profile/fffanatic06.bsky.social/post/3…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Ha! I miss Norm.
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25On this 'liberation day' I'm reminded of Norm's clip about going to war ... with the… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Well here comes the big f- you to working families everywhere. I predict hard lessons are about to b…
on Read It For Yourself: How Trump Admin Defines “Gang Members” For DeportationIt's also right after we were breathlessly and repeatedly told Biden was showing no signs of age. Th…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Sure, but that's all Engineer Level 3 and up kinda stuff. I'm talking about AI replacing helpers.
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25The Bar Associations still control access to the courts through licensing and since most legislators… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Trump rambles about tariffs on everyone and pulls numbers out his behind. on Read It For Yourself: How Trump Admin Defines “Gang Members” For DeportationOne of the big problems that is going to have to be overcome is the whole "that's not true! That's a… on Read It For Yourself: How Trump Admin Defines “Gang Members” For DeportationIt's more vague that just "8". "...if a person scores 8 points or higher based on symbolism but has…
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