Day: June 20, 2011

The rise and fall of libertarian thought IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.cliveden-on-thames-282

The rise and fall of libertarian thought

Elias Isquith June 20, 2011

In a lengthy, passionate, and strident new essay on Slate.com, Stephen Metcalf cites the example of Harvard...

On Ned Stark, Ice and Fire IFRL-TLC-Scenery-rawpixel-id-429728

On Ned Stark, Ice and Fire

Erik Kain June 20, 2011

Spoilers after the leap… (First half of the post may have season one show spoilers, after that...

Market Anticonservatism IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tretyakov.via-appia-at-sunset-135

Market Anticonservatism

Jason Kuznicki June 20, 2011

I see Elias Isquith just read F. A. Hayek’s “Why I Am Not a Conservative.” This essay...

DensityDuck in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025hey, at least he's keeping his campaign promises and following up on the thing that got him elected!
DensityDuck in reply to David TC on The Department of Good Things*shrug* if your worry is that the security crew is not sufficiently picky and intrusive, well, there…
J_A in reply to David TC on The Department of Good ThingsIn Brasil, you can carry liquid in your hand luggage through security. I have routinely gone through…
InMD in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025I guess? We've had background check tools for many years though before social media. It's possible t…
Fish on Weekend Plans Post: Graduation Season (One of the Last Ones)Youngest boy's best friend graduated from college yesterday. She did it a year early. It feels like…
Jaybird in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025When I was a kid, "permanent record" meant "until you graduated". In a worst case scenario, it meant…
InMD in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025I don't really get why today's youth is so afraid of a night in the tank for their beliefs. Civil di…
Jaybird in reply to Andrew Donaldson on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025Arrests include Maggie Gyllenhaal’s daughter, Ramona Sarsgaard. Your opinion of The Dark Knight may…
Marchmaine in reply to Chris on A Post-Conclave ConclaveI stand by my claim! I've had lovely anti-pasti that included warmed bread, cured meats and cheese..…
Chris in reply to Marchmaine on A Post-Conclave ConclaveY'all have had some ridiculous opinions on this site, but this one fa il botto. I had a pizza in Mod…