Amy, Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do: Part 4
Amy Coney Barrett’s writings and lectures speak for her more loudly than any media speculation or punditry.
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Classic Horror Films: The Best From The Original Universal Monsters
I figured I’d rank my top ten favorite classic horror films to watch in the coming weeks of this year’s fright season.
Rock Legend Eddie Van Halen, Dead at 65
Maybe it’s my age, or the season of life I’m in, but my immediate reaction to the passing of Eddie Van Halen was not music
Maybe Just Bet Chalk This Time, I Tell Myself Again
Enjoy filling out your election bracket. But just to mix it up a little, I think I’m done trying to out-think the room. I’m going chalk.
Between Nagorno-Karabakh and a Hard Place
Greece’s choices are either play ball with EU, face dealing with an increasingly aggressive Turkey on their own, or worse yet rely on the Russians.
The Riddle of The Mother
Now I’m wondering whether the professor wrote the riddle because it was already a dangerous question in mid-19th Century Germany.
The Libertarian Case that Riots are Good, Achtually
I find it very, very concerning the number of libertarians who are watching the riots unfold with a gleam in their eyes
Amy, Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do: Part 2
Examining Amy Coney Barrett’s reasoning on prisoner’s rights in John McCottrell v. Marcus White and sentencing reform in U.S. v. Uriarte
The Debate, Or Whatever That Was, And That Old Familiar Feeling
What we now have before us in this debate is the distilling of President Donald J. Trump to his purer, concentrated form.
Writing the Lead on the Way to the Ballpark: Debate Edition
Pictured is the Versailles rail accident in 1842, perhaps a preview of the coming debate when the candidates will be almost as old as the painting
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Revolutionary?
A morally justifiable act isn’t always a morally preferable. That’s an important distinction frequently overlooked in thought exercises.
Weapons in the War of Ideas: Books & Book Burning
In recent days, I’ve read about the burning of books on the streets of Portland and of Harry Potter books torched by the far Left. I don’t like burning books, to put it very...
If Wishes Were Horses
We all know we are about to engage in a ruthless battle over the nominee; let’s just get on with it and leave the dead out of it.
A Lament For Autumn, Now That Spring Is So Far Away
A seemingly endless summer of discontentment leaves us no closer to better than we were before.
Trump For Supreme Court Justice?
If Mr. Trump nominated himself to the Supreme Court–and if he succeeded in appointing himself–that would solve a lot of problems.
Ninja Sex Party: They’re Awesome
They’re a comedy rock band in the style of ‘80s rock. This means power ballads and slow jams, but with a comedic bent.
Thank You, Ruth; I Am, Because You Were
It is not the loss of the seat that hurts; it is the loss of her genius, her fortitude, her genuineness and her grace.
More Than Ever, We Need Compassion and Understanding
We should follow the example that Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia showed us and treat each other with compassion and understanding
Sometimes, You Get Burned: A Personal Account of The Whitney Fire
I could see flames approaching from the east & south and my daughter whispered, “I love you, Mommy,” and my heart broke in a million pieces…
After RGB: Fear the Future?
After the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I no longer worry about the future. Now, I fear it.
