An ‘I Am the 53%’ Open Thread
Reading through the “We are the 53%” Tumblr, I can’t help but notice that more than a few of these people would benefit from the government stepping in against the people who are the...
Monthly Archive: October 2011
Culture and Order
For some reason, the following exchange of viewpoints, across a span of about a century, came to mind when reading the threads on the Wall Street protests. Arnold was writing about the protests in...
Greetings Earthlings!
Our estimable host Erik Kain has invited me to be part of the main page. It seems to be a tradition for people to drop their nicknames and adopt a more formal full name....
Protests in Des Moines – League Blogger Arrested?
According to a friend of his on Twitter, League blogger Shawn Gude was arrested in a protest in Des Moines last night. Apparently he is still locked up while others have been released. Hopefully...
Reading Leonard Cohen on Yom Kippur
Spending too much time in synagogue on a given day (or in a given week) sets your mind off on tangents. (Like: will they ever turn the air conditioning up? Who is this guy...
Promises Were Broken
by E.C. Gach In a recent guest post, Aaron B. pointed out that the Occupy Wall Street movement is, perhaps more than anything else, about forging a shared political identity and civic community. And...
Fools in Dorne
I can’t find it in myself to like Ser Arys Oakheart, or feel sad for him. I just finished the chapter (SPOILERS) where Arianne’s rebellion fails. I know I’m supposed to feel pity for...
Getting Into Shape For The Election
A reversal of policy like this has to have come from either Holder or Obama. And it hasto be motivated by the fact that November 6, 2012, is less than 400 days away. It’s...
Friday Night Jukebox: A Cover, Remixed
The album version of this cover is…. bleak. Which I think you might guess but not necessarily appreciate from the remix. While you’re at it, say hi to my husband, making his blogging debut...
Using a Phone
Dear Everyone in the First World: Since many of you seem to have a small difficulty with the use of telecommunications devices in spite of their ubiquity, I’m going to offer two pieces of...
Good Enough
Shiva stirred his tea with a fork. An ill omen. Last night was Brahma’s turn to do the dishes, but apparently he hadn’t done them. Shiva made his way to the veranda, where Vishnu...
So What Do We Do About College Athletics?
(Note: This is not a real Denard Robinson action figure, even though it should be. It was designed by the insanely-talented Jeremy of The Art. The Art. The Art! He was kind enough to let...
Our Star Chamber
Every day lately I ask myself the same question: How the hell did we fall this far? American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel...
The Second Second Date Story
For years Tod Kelly thought he knew the whole story behind his parent’s infamous second date. It turned out he didn’t.
Congratulations are in order
Please join me in congratulating League blogger (and Outside the Beltway blogger, and Forbes blogger) Alex Knapp who has just accepted a full-time position with Forbes magazine. This is seriously awesome and I’m happy...
Coercion (again) and Power
On the recent coercion follow-up thread to an earlier thread that was itself a response to two earlier threads (I’m now officially going to make you backtrack on that if you want more context)…62...
Vote
I’ve got a customizable coffee mug. Which Nietzsche Family Circus cartoon goes on it? One. Two. Three. Four.
Poway Prohibits Pedagogical Proselytization
A calculus teacher named Bradley Johnson at a public high school in Poway, California decorated his classroom with posters described as: …two large banners, each about seven-feet wide and two feet tall, hung on...
Online Universities
My co-blogger has some excellent thoughts up about online univerisities and non-traditional students. I think it’s front page material. Please take a visit to Not A Potted Plant and give him your thoughts and...
Keeping It Simple
I’m more than happy to discuss theoretical or abstract political philosophy, but here’s something to celebrate: the worldwide decline of conscription. Arguing about borderline cases or difficult calls in the theory of coercion is...
