Hegel on the Playground
It is hard having children out-of-step with your friends. Ten months ago, you were down to hit the town on a Thursday night. You HAD been to the new noodles place, thanks very much,...
Daily Archive: May 20, 2013
A call for prayers and good wishes to OKC
By now probably everyone knows about the devastation that wracked Oklahoma City and its suburbs, especially the town of Moore. As regular readers of mine will know, my sister teaches at the University in...
Driving Blind: Cthulhu, Piracy in Real Time and the Enlightenment
Ted Heller feels like he’s betraying someone, or something, every time he picks up his new e-reader. Maybe though he should consider more deeply the nature of this perceived betrayal before taking to the...
No Church in the Wild
From BlaiseP’s recent obituary of Kenneth Waltz: Da Vinci once said “Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to do the opposite, that is to commence with...
Go Ahead, Vote Your Identity
Give Jessica Valenti credit; she’s not afraid to be ahead of the curve. At least that’s one explanation for her piece at The Nation, “Why I’m Voting for Her.” We’re all to assume, as...
