Monthly Archive: December 2012
About Today’s Fiscal Cliff Trial Balloon
Note: Such are things right now that writing about the fiscal cliff struck me as a welcome diversion. Ezra Klein is the White House’s favorite young journalist, so he’s been the guy when it comes to...
This.
“Can you help me make fairy wings?” “My water turned pink!” “Oh no… it’s going to fall!” [crash] [giggles] “I made the play dough flat.” “Do you want to play animals with me?” “I’M...
Announcing the January League Symposium: Guns In America
The League will be hosting a Symposium on Guns In America beginning on January 2. Consider this our first call for guest submissions. Like all League symposiums, we offer the topic heading as merely a...
Where Do We Go From Here?
When tragedy strikes, there is a natural human tendency to feel that Something Must Be Done. In the wake of the shootings in Newtown, CT, suggestions for Things To Be Done are already piling...
On the Limits and Possibilities of Acknowledging Human Tragedy
It’s one of the great mistakes of contemporary political discourse that the doctrine of original sin is almost exclusively used to justify inaction. The usual argument goes as follows: humans are profoundly, tragically sinful....
“Schools are becoming a dangerous place to work.”
(Please note that the title of this post is a quote which is further described in the post itself. I implore you to read the post and not just reply solely to the quote/title...
Before the Gate of Hell
The NRA has gone mute: they’ve just cancelled their big NRA Country concert, to have been headlined by the aptly named Colt Ford. Other voices have only grown louder: Rush Limbaugh claims the Liberals...
Working Through Tragedy (UPDATE!)
When, how, and even if to talk to children about tragedy are hard questions to answer. A variety of things should be considered before broaching the subject. It is particularly troublesome when the victims...
Thoughts and Prayers
Close to 20 people lie dead after a a mass shooting at a Connecticut school. It appears that among the dead are at least 10 children and the shooter himself. This is a true...
Friday Jukebox: Rock Instrumental Edition
Sometimes the singer just needs a break. Or a line. Or sometimes the players want to demonstrate their virtuoso skills — quite often the drummer. And sometimes there’s this super-fun groove that you don’t want...
Please support our Kickstarter Project to Rescue our film “Bill and Desiree: Love is Timeless”
Short version: We are running a Kickstarter project to raise money reprint BILL AND DESIREE: LOVE IS TIMELESS. For a pledge of $10 you will get a copy of this film on DVD. We...
Playa’ In the Hoooouse!!! : Lady Killer’s Guide to Picking Up Women at Bars
On Opposite Day, we do our best to argue in service of a position that, under normal circumstances, we argue against. Coke people might sing the praises of Pepsi, Cat people might talk about why...
We’re Going Over the Cliff
Another example — and they’re daily at this point — of why I think the US is about to take a dive: A group of House Republican conservatives – incensed by its leadership’s purge of dissenters...
The Majority Is Always Right
By Trub Okkil On Opposite Day, we do our best to argue in service of a position that, under normal circumstances, we argue against. Coke people might sing the praises of Pepsi, Cat people might talk...
Opposite Day: Can’t Handle the Truth?
On Opposite Day, we do our best to argue in service of a position that, under normal circumstances, we argue against. Coke people might sing the praises of Pepsi, Cat people might talk about...
When to Get Married, Revisited
The author, 2008, with daughters and dog, lost in the ICW Last night I was at the year-end meeting of the Montauk Chamber of Commerce, hosted by Gurney’s Inn. We reviewed last year’s...
Lybertopia
On Opposite Day, we do our best to argue in service of a position that, under normal circumstances, we argue against. Coke people might sing the praises of Pepsi, Cat people might talk about...
A Well Balanced Recipe For The Nation
On Opposite Day, we do our best to argue in service of a position that, under normal circumstances, we argue against. Coke people might sing the praises of Pepsi, Cat people might talk about...
You never know.
Ken Young, outbound St. Georges Harbor, Bermuda This morning I found out a friend of mine is not dead. This is the second time I’ve found out he’s not dead, and I am no...
