For over a year, I have been commuting by train and bike from my home in Santa Rosa to South Marin County. This change in how I get to and from work has allowed for reflection on what it means to construct livability in our towns and cities.
David Roberts has an excellent conversation with…well he’s got voices in his head (Smith and Daly) having an internal dialogue over a very important question: Can we keep growing the economy in light of...
Tyler Cowen ponders the least bohemian cities in the world and the United States, prompted by a reader who asks: I have a blog request: a list of the top ten least bohemian cities...
[updated below] I’ve been thinking about birth a great deal lately. This is likely because birth in my family is just around the corner. Our second is due in July. In any case, all...
I stayed at a quaint bed and breakfast this weekend in a charming old mining town on a little mountain in the desert. It’s now home to dozens of artists and artisans – painters,...
So Dan Miller critiqued me and conservatives in general for not talking about health policy enough, and he’s right. We haven’t. Part of this is because when it comes to government planning there is...
I have to admit, I haven’t been following the dust-up between the First Thingers/ Pomocons and the Front Porchers all that closely. But I must say, that what I have read has been some...
David has some interesting musings up on the Dutch bicycle, the sublime, and the pros and cons of wearing a helmet whilst cycling. Personally, I’m a helmet guy. However ineffective helmets may be, I...
So this is a neat new site for any of you who may read Daniel Larison, Rod Dreher, Patrick J. Deneen and the many other conservative writers who make up Front Porch Republic. I’m...
Scott coins an interesting term: post-postmodern. The essence of the post-postmodern man, it seems, is a sort of meshing of Reason and Tradition that eschews both the ignorance and outdatedness of many old practices...
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25I don't see even the slightest connection to George Floyd. All reviews say the movie is a trainwreck…
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25One full of and run by f*cking idiots. on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25And we managed to really alienate Canada. What kind of country manages to alienate Canada? on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Apologies
on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25You know how, periodically, there's a situation in California that results in house insurance compan… on The HoldoutIs it just thumb wrestling and something you say before the match? It's not a rhyme and googling it… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25I've heard someone say that the only problem is that Snow White is a post-George Floyd movie in a po… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25I've seen Zegler's red carpet interview and it's more cringy-woke and dissing-the-original than is n…
March 28, 2025
They’re Acting Queer in Cleveland
March 27, 2025
A Loaf of Bread, a Container of Milk, and a Stick of Butter
March 26, 2025
Bowling — Balling Up the Score
March 25, 2025
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