‘What is Catalan?’ ‘Why, the language of Catalonia – of the islands, of the whole of the...
Month: October 2012
As my isolation from the chattering classes continues, I’m inclined to go into hypotheticals and counter-factuals. One...
You probably can. Â But I operate in a world of Pre-Kindergarten wonderfulness where invented spelling is the...
You must be an American or something if you disagree because every piece of Eurotrash that ever...
This is the new James Bond song, “Skyfall,” by Adele, just released to the public today at...
Alan Jacobs is Proustblogging, and I can’t resist. In Search of Lost Time is about the power...
I’ve got an essay up this morning at The Atlantic about the ways Paul Ryan does — and doesn’t...
A day after his unanimous decision—if not TKO—over President Obama in Wednesday’s first of three debates, Mitt...
While I cannot find *ANY* confirmation of this on the net, I’m going to go ahead and...
Viewership statistics for the nation as a whole on the Presidential debates are not going to be that hard...
So I’m avoiding political blogging and really politics for the next few days for the sake of...
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jebDlVAcpGo] Perhaps the most commonly asked question in the wake of last night’s debate is, What...
Canadian trio Rush has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Considering their success...
First, the obvious: the unquestionable winner of the night was Romney. If by chance you didn’t watch...
As televised Presidential debates go, it’s pretty clear that Romney trounced Obama. If you disagree, listen to...
Rose Woodhouse’s excellent post about voting and economic rationality once again rekindled my own interest in the...
I’m watching the debate tonight and I’m thinking two things. The first thing is, whichever color hat...
The first thing that should be said before any estimation of tonight’s debate is that, historically, presidential...
The League will have another video discussion tonight, almost immediately following the Presidential debate. For now, here’s...