Good Luck Mr. Gorsky
At the moment of this post’s publication, in 1969, human beings began walking on the surface of the moon, for the first time — and they came home safely. That’s a pretty damn remarkable achievement,...
Monthly Archive: July 2012
The Dark Knight Rises, Some Thoughts
Why do I like Nolan’s Batman movies? Why have I anticipated each one so much, taking part in their taxing spectacle with the unflinching glee of a 5 year old? Why do I lose...
A Desperate Attempt at Clarity
Tim Kowal’s post prompted some wide-ranging thoughts about what the government is entitled to. Here they are.
Somebody else made that happen—and he’s here to collect
The President has been insisting for some time now that those who earn more than $250,000 a year are not paying their “fair share.” One must assume that the President is aware that these...
Batman Silly Season Weekend Open Thread
Okay. Who saw it? I haven’t seen it yet. If I loved the first two, will I love this one? I’m hoping to maybe catch it Saturday morning, maybe. Should I move it up to...
Democracy Symposium: A Call For Posts
We’ll be having our next LoOG symposium soon, starting on the first Monday in August (August 6). The subject will be “Democracy,” and the first question to our panelists will be, “Is liberal democracy viable?”...
A Meta-Discussion: How to sell a post?
So a few days after posting up my big pitch, I’m having a bit of trouble getting the word out further. I’ve tried sending out several waves of emails to bloggers and friends, hoping...
Emmy Nominations: 30 Rock and Mad Men?
So the Emmy nominations are in with some interesting choices, even if the roster’s overall impression conveys something of a feeling of “to be expected.” It’s been a good year in television after all,...
Libertarianism: Some Clarifications
~by James Hanley This is not a sermon; there will be no alter call at which I invite you to join the Church of the Holy Rand. This is just a response to some...
Advice for My College Freshman
My oldest daughter starts college in a few weeks. She’s going to live on campus and she’s pretty excited. I’m happy for her but sad she’s not going to be under my roof. Because I...
Markets Are The New Culture
I do love A Bit of Fry & Laurie. This is quite a brilliant sketch, whatever you make of its politics. Maybe not quite as good as their free-market-police bit, but right up there.
Sometimes Too Much Agreement is the Worst of All
~by Anderson Tuggle The other day I came upon a rather odd—though not unusual—bill currently in our Congress: The All-American Flag Act. The AAFA requires all federal agencies to purchase American flags “made from...
News Comes in Threes, Israeli Edition
The past three days have seen three important events in Israeli politics, which, taken together, will have ramifications for American policy and the region as a whole. On Tuesday—as the title of my prior,...
The Electorate’s Priorities
I know that it’s silly season, so whenever I say anything remotely campaign related, it means I’m Objectively Pro (Whoever). Never mind that I’m strongly opposed to both of the major-party candidates. Never mind...
The American People Have Lied To Mitt Romney
Throughout the campaign, Mitt Romney’s go-to response to criticism of his tenure as CEO of Bain Capital has been to characterize it as anti-capitalist. He won’t apologize for his great success, he says; he wants everybody to...
Anniversary!
“Publishing… now.” The above is the entire contents of an email I received from Erik Kain exactly one year ago today. The item referred to in this cryptically short message was my first ever...
I Want The World To Know Nothing Ever Worries Me
As you may have seen, Nobel Laureate President Obama recently gave a speech at a Campaign Event in Roanoke, Virginia. In his speech, he had a little section that is currently causing a bit...
A Note for the Sake of Historical Accuracy
I wasn’t going to write about this, but the one-two punch of Rod Dreher and John Podhoretz — in agreement,* no less! — has somehow made me shift into gear. Anna Breslaw penned a not-quite...
What Are Governments For, Anyway?
Anybody familiar with “The Lonely Crowd” [1950]? I’m not, but it seems relevant. Consider this a bleg—it was one of those pop socio-philosophical phenomena that came out of nowhere to sell a million-plus copies...
Global Citizen Tries For a Degree
Dear Readers, Some of you may know that over the last year or so, I’ve been struggling with finding funding sources to finish my graduate degree. In the end, I’ve decided to make a...
