I quite enjoyed Will’s post asking just what it is that an academic degree confers, and was...
Year: 2010
It’s the 39th anniversary of the semi-legendary D.B. Cooper’s hijacking of a Boeing 727 for $200,00 ransom....
A thought that every post-election pundit should ponder. Economist Charles Plot talking to law professor Michael Levine....
I’m at my desk listening to the new Kanye West album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. I’m...
Sometimes I fantasize while struggling through this *#$&! dissertation, but I ever actually did plagiarize, I think...
Rufus, our rogue classicist, has written a smart response to that Chronicle of Higher Education article on...
Image via Wikipedia Given that I’m very far from an expert on East Asian politcs — and...
(Cross-posted from @TAC.) Virginia Postrel argues this weekend that environmentalists favor high-speed rail and wind power not because they...
Apparently, I’m one of the few places that reproduces this letter from Robert Reed (Mr. Brady) to...
Those are my principles. If you don’t like them, I have others. — Groucho Marx When I...
“What are all these people complaining about? It’s like getting an X-ray. I would do absolutely anything...
The good news: a promising new HIV prophylaxis regime. I’m not really up on HIV treatments, but...
In a recent post, E.D. Kain ponders the issue of labels, particularly self-labeling. I would just note...
The best healthcare reform bill introduced in congress during the recent healthcare overhaul debate, The Healthy Americans...
We are saddened to see some of the comments in recent posts. The League is not above...
I think I can one up my co-blogger’s latest post on religious goofery. Perhaps Palin/Bachmann might look...
Gives Buddy Rich a run for his money.
From our commenter, who is also a co-blogger at my other group blog. Worth a read. Here....
I’m not talented enough to have been in his band. But were I, I doubt I’d stand...
… it was the WASPs that kept such people as Palin/Bachmann spiritual advisor Lou Engles away from...