Nov 28 2006
Volokh on Long Distance Relationships
I can personally vouch that this is all completely true.
Archive for November, 2006
Nov 22 2006
Conservatism in Crisis?
In response to a question posed to the 2006-2007 ISI Honors Fellows, I sent the following to our listhost: Dear fellow conservatives: After reading the articles to which MCH linked (here, here, and here) and doing some reflection, I believe there is a crucial distinction missing in our discussion. I think “Whither conservatism?” is the [...]
Nov 21 2006
Robert Pirsig
I point you to this highly interesting interview with Robert Pirsig. He is the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and its sequel, Lila, both of which I’ve read and greatly enjoyed. Pirsig, along with Hermann Hesse, is also the reason I became interested in philosophy. I read Hesse’s The Glass Bead [...]
Nov 14 2006
Good Values
Two things of note which are encouraging in that they portray good values still at work in the world: 1) An editor at c|net tells about the mystique imparted to children by analogue electronics. 2) Finally, a sensible position on homosexuality in the (er, The) church.
Nov 09 2006
Election Wake
So the GOP losing the House was pretty much a certainty, and in my opinion a good way to send them a wake-up call. But losing the senate means that judicial hearings and passing legislation suddenly become much more difficult. Anyway, the morning after the election The Corner was filled with a lot of good [...]
Nov 02 2006
Why I want to go to law school…
…in the words of the Apostle Paul: Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. – Philippians 2:3-4
Nov 02 2006
in vino salus
BBC: Wine ‘allows guilt-free gluttony.’ According to the study cited by the article: A chemical found in red wine could make guilt-free gluttony a reality, an international study suggests. When given to mice, it countered some effects of a high-calorie diet, improving their health and increasing their life-span, the team reported. …Previous research has revealed [...]
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