One Court To Rule Them All
Burt Likko is no rail engineer. But he is a lawyer, and that means he can offer at least one suggestion to moderate the ongoing boondoggle that is the California High Speed Rail Project.
Monthly Archive: January 2014
Monday Trivia #148 [Chris wins!]
States, in a specific order. The highest being somewhere south of 2000, the lowest being fewer than five.
We All Make Our Own Paper Tigers: Amy Chua and Why ‘Culture’ Doesn’t Displace ‘Race’ the Way You Think It Does
Too often when we talk about ethnic “culture” in America, we’re really just talking about race and pretending we’re not.
I Call on Ye, Creative Comic Book Fans
Will Truman plans to write a serial story involving superheroes. He wants your help! Specially, he wants to know if you know of any good superhero team names. Also, can you draw?
Saturday!
Surely someone somewhere should have had the backbone to say “you know what? This is creepy.”
Yasukuni Shrine and Political Theatre
Confucian tradition recommends honouring one’s ancestors even when they are criminals. South Korea and China should be familiar with this tradition and thus their reactions to Abe’s visits to Yasukuni Shrine is more political theatre than genuine offense.
A Shintoist’s Guide to the Yasukuni Controversy
After Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit in December, Yasukuni Shrine is once again a focus of international controversy. As the League’s only practicing Shinto, I have decided to put together a short primer on the...
Young People of the Internet: You Should Go to College, and You Should Really Stop Telling Other People Not To
More an more, people on the Internet are arguing that young people are better off in the long run by skipping college. They’re wrong.
A New Chapter in Empowering Girls
This story is a bit dated but still relevant. Back in November Louisville Catholic high school Mercy Academy launched a new advertising campaign aimed at injecting a bit of reality into the culture of young...
How To: Provide A Sample (In 15 Short Steps!)
This is a trigger warning. Human bodies are gross. If that’s is a problem, can I recommend looking elsewhere on the site? Seven weeks ago, I got a vasectomy. On Tuesday, I had to...
Someone Paid to Talk About Sports Just Said This About Sports
Mike Francesa, while debating a caller about Craig Biggio’s Hall of Fame candidacy: “As I see it, there are two criteria for being a Hall of Famer. First, you ask yourself, ‘Is this guy...
