…say what? Rand Paul, the darling of the anti-interventionist crowd, champion of civil liberties, world peace and end of all US military intervention abroad, Sainted Martyr for Speaking out Against Drone Based Tyranny, &c....
This year I’ll be participating in Pushups for Charity, an annual fundraiser aimed at getting fit, having fun, and making a difference. To me, that last part is key. As an educator, everyday I...
Over at Bleeding Heart Libertarians, Jason Brennan criticises cartoon libertarians. Brennan is right in that it is better for someone to disagree with you for good reasons than for someone to agree with you...
So. I’m drinkin’ on a Friday night. Here are the two songs I’ve been listening to: And: Talk about what you like to listen to when you’ve been drinkin’ in comments. Or, heck, treat...
I figured this should have a reference on the front page. A post by fellow LBJ-alum David Wogan on the Scientific American blog examining the claims made in the NPR piece linked by Ethan.
The biggest cause of confusion faced by Originalists—the folks who think the Constitution means what it originally did in the late 1700s—isn’t the one you’d probably guess at first. You’d probably guess it has to do with how we can know what 18th century Americans were thinking. And how can anyone know what Americans more than two and a quarter centuries ago thought “due process” was, or what a “reasonable search and seizure” was? We can hardly get consensus on […]
The biggest cause of confusion faced by Originalists—the folks who think the Constitution means what it originally did in the late 1700s—isn’t the one you’d probably guess at first. You’d probably guess it has...
As regular readers know, I’m trying to focus on writing a series on the problems with ascending ideology in America. As such, I’ve been trying to avoid posting things that fall squarely into the “grossly...
A segment at NPR outlines the fight in Texas to transform the state university system. Governor Perry and private sector elites want to make higher education in the state more affordable and efficient,
Construction workers bolted a communications spire atop the New World Trade Center in Manhattan today, bringing the still-under-construction skyscraper to its final height of 1,776 feet. Rightly: New York has rebuilt, and are taller and better than before....
I find myself seriously puzzled by a new report from the Pew Research Center, which shows that Hispanic high school graduates are now enrolling in college at a greater rate than white graduates. Or...
Creon: You alone, of all the people in Thebes, see things that way. Antigone: They see it just that way but defer to you and...
To the peeps who expressed an interest I need some questions answered for my own information. You can either post the response here, or if you’d prefer email them to me. The responses will...
Outside the Beltway, one of the better other group blogs out there, is asking for ideas (and responses to ideas) for punching things up. I almost endorsed Tim Kowal to write there, but then...
It’s graduation season, so cue one of the best commencement speeches of them all: DFW’s Kenyon college address has been made into a short movie.
So a chat with Mr. Kain today made me think that it might be fun to do an online PnP campaign (Pathfinder ruleset, setting would likely be my specific campaign setting of Avlis) and...
A dear friend mused about how my newfound parenthood would impact my teaching and how being a teacher would impact my parenting. Regarding the latter, I can already note a tangible difference in an...
When the Boy Scouts wanted to stand firm and keep out the gays, Heritage insisted it was a private matter, one about the freedom to associate as one sees fit. They should have the...
Good news, everyone! The Council for Higher Education Accreditation has finally granted the League university status. As of now, reading and commenting here earn you actual course credits, which you can save up and...
There’s a lot of commentary wandering around as it’s revealed Greek youth are 6x more likely to be unemployed (using ILO measures) than those in Germany. The truly staggering gap in unemployment rates is...
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