Yearly Archives: 2016

Squirrel!

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Out of the crooked timber of humanity no straight thing was ever made. –Immanuel Kant “Institution” sounds like a noun, as something permanent that goes well beyond the humans who populate one.  In fact our institutions mostly verbs, … Continue reading →

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A Song for Wednesday

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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A Song for Tuesday

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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A Song for Monday

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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Naked Ladies of the Week: Girls of I Shot Myself

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Was it wise to bestow upon women the power of the selfie? So prone are they to both posing and self-admiration that I sometimes fear they’ll lose themselves in selfies the way some young men have … Continue reading →

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Inflection Point

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: According to The American Prospect the era of red-blue hyper-partisanship has its origins in the mid-90s.  Around that time American elections became significantly “less variable”. What happened between 1992 and 1996 to make presidential campaigns more stable? For … Continue reading →

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Rana Foroohar’s “Makers and Takers”

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: This is a terrific journalistic account of how our economy and our financial life have come to their current awful states. (Full disclosure: I knew the author a wee bit back in my magazine days, and I liked and respected her.) Foroohar’s book … Continue reading →

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It’s Tough Being a Positivist

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Over at the Unz Review, Razib Khan has a realization: A few days ago I joked on Facebook that life isn’t about the score up on the board, but standing with your team. By this, I have come … Continue reading →

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Notes on “The Kingdom of Speech”

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster speaks: The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe’s idiosyncratic reading of evolution, linguistics and language, ends with a paean to speech.  SPEECH!  (Note to editor: italicize that word for emphasis.  Capitalize it of course.  And, since this is speech, we … Continue reading →

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Naked Lady of the Week: Annette Haven

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Annette Haven was probably the classiest and most sophisticated of the golden-age porn stars. While looking through some of her old clips I was struck by her worldliness. How many modern-day erotica stars would you describe … Continue reading →

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