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When Ayn Rand and Friedman bit you in the butt
I knew this was going to happen, as did a lot of us. Theoretically, it was the stuff of public health discussions and philosophy of science and ethics for a long time. First clue that the end was...
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Tell It, Paul Thorn, Tell it...find the hidden song and win a prize...
"And the rally ends, inevitably, with Christie arguing with a teacher..."Dave Weigel, SlateWhat the Hell is Goin' On -- Paul Thorn So, I'm listening to the news and I get to see the great Republican...
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Breaking faith with those who served
Over the last 10 years the sepia tone of November has become blood-soaked with paper poppies festooning the lapels of our politicians, newsreaders and business leaders. The most fortunate in our...
View ArticleOrestes or Caligula...Sartre or Camus...Dylan or Dylan
I originally posted this over at Crispin's place and am putting it here in case somebody reads this site still. Crispin and I disagree about a number of things, people, trends and so on. I thought his...
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In defense of this awful place...
Adventures in Barstow... After a day of reading, responding to comments wanting to know if my blog mentor and favorite Zimbabweian Food Expert Crispin Sartwell was some kinda outside Jew Agitator...
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Self-fulfillment is a form of self abuse...
Delusions of Grandeur I blame the vain for what we wearAnd I blame the blind when we can't seeI blame it all on someone else'Til there's nobody left, then I just blame meI blame her mind for the...
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Sublime sadness, madness and hope...oh, and the budget
Just finished Robert Hilburn's Johnny Cash -- The Life. Still thinking about it, but there seems to be a theme to his life -- he had the ability to hit peaks of accomplishment, and then would risk it...
View ArticleMerry Christmas, honored dead!
One thought might be a full-employment for Congress act, requiring that while in Washington no time be spent on fund-raising and that no pay be allocated for Congress when not in session. There's more...
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"it's a devil in disguise, that ain't no lie and I'm playing in a rock and...
Hey Drummer, Drummer can you give me that beat… A couple of articles in the New York Times opinion section caught my attention this morning and are worth sharing. The first has to do with J.J. Cale...
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Neither Civil nor quiet and seldom productive
Earlier in the week many tribesmen fought against the government, following the arrest of the Sunni lawmaker and the dismantling of the protest tents, but when Al Qaeda returned many quickly switched...
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Crystal clear at last -- Half right is all Wrong!
I yield to no one in my appreciation of the general perversity of human beings in groups. However, looking at things rationally, I tend to come to the Conan Doyle understanding -- when you eliminate...
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Quaint and Curious Costumes that We're Called Upon to Wear
Yeah buddy...The Army Times has an interesting article in today's Daily Brief that brought me back to a better time -- well, for me. I was younger, healthier and far more optimistic about the future...
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Guessing their attitude won't bother Bob too much but,
It says something sad about the company I keep. A worried man with a worried mindNo one in front of me and nothing behindThere’s a woman on my lap and she’s drinking champagneGot white skin, got...
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By birth or grace of god...
In a conflict that exemplified the military axiom that soldiering is 99 percent boredom and 1 percent sheer terror, the blue and the gray called timeouts from opposition to trade tobacco for coffee,...
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Rod, Ray and the Victory of Yob Culture
Rod Serling was a TV writer and producer in the 50s and 60s. He got fed up and since he was rich, he kind of left it all and spent a lot of time on his yacht going up and down the Erie Canal and the...
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Grace and God Part II
The news that the United Auto Workers lost a union election at a Nashville VW plant has sent the labor movement into something of a what the hell just happened spin. Unfortunately, I think that the...
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Meeting engagements tend to go badly, especially between history and tomorrow
The Map Isn’t the Terrain, but if You Can’t Look at the Terrain, Better Look at a Damn MapGettysburg was the price the South paid for having Lee. The first day's fighting was so encouraging, and on the...
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Welcome moments of clarity
Scott Adams is annoying, but he does allow us moments of great clarity --treasure all such moments, actively seeking by just letting them arise...Next, it appears that Don Williams is releasing a new...
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Paul Ryan, Gombeen Man Apologist and Irish Amnesiac
Behind a web of bottles, bales Tobacco, sugar, coffin nails,The gombeen like a spider sits, Surfeited; and, for all his wits, As meagre as the tally-board, On which his usuries are scored.—Joseph...
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Game Theory and the Ukraine Debacle...
Game Theory and the Ukraine Debacle... Well your wishes and your feelingsYour bad dreams and intuitionsAre about as much good to me right now as a brand new set of golf clubsWe've been this close to...
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