The Second Apocalypse is a projected nine-book series comprised of three separate-but-connected trilogies by R. Scott Bakker. The first of those trilogies is The Prince of Nothing, which opens with the first book in...
Last week we did a kind of census to see where we all came from, in terms of what led us to the League. Mike at The Big Stick asked that we go one...
Did anyone know that Gingrich and Cain were having a mano y mano debate last night? I had no idea. I can’t decide whether I think the idea of two candidates having a debate...
Daniel Mendelsohn offers commentary on the problems and practice of translation not unrelated to the discussion held here a few weeks back:
[bumped to the top and the front page for more visibility – Erik] Two recent stories got me thinking about a pet project/experiment that’s been percolating in my brain for a bit now: this...
Matt Yglesias has a smart post up on Frederic Bastiat’s “What is Seen and What is Not Seen” essay, noting that ” the correct way to understand it is as precisely laying down the theoretical...
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Heh, I'm not entirely sure I get the comment even if I get the gist? Seems any plan by Trump can be… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Yeah; I think you are right that he sees the American Empire as a thing that was being managed to th… on Saturday Morning Gaming: MetroidvaniasThe "Can a MV be 3D?" debate has resulted in many broken hearts and broken bones, but I think that i…
on Saturday Morning Gaming: MetroidvaniasHollow Knight is great. It was one of the first non-console games I had played in a long time and on… on Saturday Morning Gaming: MetroidvaniasHollow Knight does not hold your hand. I'm not calling it a "soulslike" or anything like that becaus…
on Saturday Morning Gaming: MetroidvaniasI was a massive fan of Castlevania while the vast majority of my friends were into Metroid and Rygar… on Tariffs Making China Great AgainI wonder if the market is pricing in the probability of a suit like this eventually succeeding (and…
on Tariffs Making China Great AgainI believe that you can have standing recognized on the basis of imminent harm. Though even then, I d…
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