One thing to bear in mind about the free riders on the United States and its defense...
ABC News posts this piece introducing the latest Pew Forum Research Survey (the premier forum for this...
The Wood Pile by Robert Frost Out walking in the frozen swamp one gray day I paused...
I may not always agree with his politics, but you have to give the guy credit for...
Well, not quite. But an old friend of mine has an excellent summary of recent developments regarding...
So before Star Trek last night– which is great, by the way– they showed the preview for...
The first time I heard Elliot Smith was watching the Oscars – or rather, when I watched...
“We must create an apocalyptic sense of urgency about Education in this country and then take drastic...
Br. Salam speaks the truth: Some of you are thinking, “Oh man, hipster twee. Spoon my brain...
Jonah Goldberg makes an odd claim in his latest column: The mainstream perception that conservatives are close-minded...
Good piece on Murdoch’s (quixotic?) quest to charge for online content. One thing I know: I’m definitely...
…writes about Leonard Cohen, and you should read it. It made me want to turn on some...
Good read about “sustainable beer” at American Progress. Fat Tire is one of my favorite beers, and...
Wesleyan University is in my hometown. I have many connections to the university, which I won’t share...
I was going to do another intro post on Economics (Chapter 4 of Great Powers), and then...
These days, “Orwellian” has become a convenient synonym for “things I don’t like,” so I hesitate to...
“So we’re supposed to react to a situation in which our schools are failing and the teachers’...
The culprit behind Van Gogh’s best self-portrait.
By Dan Summers Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the infectious agent responsible for diphtheria, is a nasty little germ. Known...
A charming story on the enduring Obama-Coburn friendship.
