Sex, literature and limits
A few people have objected to a Naomi Wolf article on pornography I linked to earlier. If you don’t buy the idea that rampant over-exposure to porn deadens our erotic senses, I recommend you...
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Wendy Kaminer wants fewer guns, more pornography
Well, not quite. But she has an interesting post on obscenity law and firearms: If you consider a stash of obscene videos scarier than a stash of firearms then this is the country for...
Public Service Announcement
Distinguished League alumnus Freddie is taking an indefinite break from politics in favor of some serious book-blogging at his old digs. I encourage all of you to check it out – I know I’ll...
Christopher Lee (‘Saruman’ from “Lord of the Rings”) to release symphonic metal album
Really, the title of this post doesn’t do justice to how awesome this project sounds. Details below the fold:
“The West is Choked by Fear”
Savor this exceedingly badass op-ed from Henryk Broder on the Danish cartoon crisis. I’ve left my favorite excerpts below the fold, but you really should read the whole thing.
More wronged wives should emulate Jenny Sanford
She’s publishing a tell-all memoir in February. Good for her.
Whole Foods Libertarianism
Despite the occasional lapse into liberal condescension, The New Yorker‘s profile of Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, the new age-y libertarian whose Wall Street Journal health care op-ed sparked massive protests last summer, is...
Preparing for the Worst
The funniest thing about this article on survivalism is the disdain hardcore aficionados have for less committed suburban survivalists:
Textbook Wars
Here’s a pretty frightening article from The Washington Monthly on how Texas’s radical State Board of Education is rewriting textbooks nationwide.
Exporting Authoritarianism
I wish I was as sanguine about the future of authoritarianism as Anne Applebaum, who breezily predicts that repressive regimes not named the People’s Republic of China will have a rough go of it...
The Evolution of Soccer
The Guardian surveys the future of the world’s most popular game. Worth reading in full, especially for any League soccer afficionados interested in the game’s history.
Tortured Logic
Joe Carter has written an excellent post on torture, pacifism, and the moral legitimacy of “enhanced interrogation.”
Happy New Year
I hope everyone is enjoying a safe and happy holiday. At the risk of lapsing into blog-cliché, this site wouldn’t be nearly as fun without so many interesting (and vocal!) readers, and I hope...
Against Techno-Utopianism
A necessary dose of reality from Evgeny Morozov on Twitter, technology, and authoritarianism.
Legalize It!
The perverse nature of our ‘War’ on Drugs was never more evident than in this Wall Street Journal article. A few choice quotes:
