While it’s still unclear whether the going flap over Obama’s “you didn’t build that” line is a...
Year: 2012
However we usually define tragedy, there’s something uniquely debilitating about those catastrophes that break into our lives...
I’m thrilled that we got to read your obit of Hitchens but sadly disappointed that we would...
There will forever be a great thrill in discovering music. I can remember the pleasure I took...
At the moment of this post’s publication, in 1969, human beings began walking on the surface of...
Why do I like Nolan’s Batman movies? Why have I anticipated each one so much, taking part...
Tim Kowal’s post prompted some wide-ranging thoughts about what the government is entitled to. Here they are.
The President has been insisting for some time now that those who earn more than $250,000 a...
Okay. Who saw it? I haven’t seen it yet. If I loved the first two, will I love...
We’ll be having our next LoOG symposium soon, starting on the first Monday in August (August 6). The...
So a few days after posting up my big pitch, I’m having a bit of trouble getting...
So the Emmy nominations are in with some interesting choices, even if the roster’s overall impression conveys...
~by James Hanley This is not a sermon; there will be no alter call at which I...
My oldest daughter starts college in a few weeks. She’s going to live on campus and she’s pretty...
I do love A Bit of Fry & Laurie. This is quite a brilliant sketch, whatever you make...
~by Anderson Tuggle The other day I came upon a rather odd—though not unusual—bill currently in our...
The past three days have seen three important events in Israeli politics, which, taken together, will have...
I know that it’s silly season, so whenever I say anything remotely campaign related, it means I’m...
Throughout the campaign, Mitt Romney’s go-to response to criticism of his tenure as CEO of Bain Capital...
“Publishing… now.” The above is the entire contents of an email I received from Erik Kain exactly...