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Why Political People Tend to be Intensely Unpleasant
Here's one reason. The other reasons are Legion.
Welcome to the Internet's Longest-Suffering Blog
The Daily Eudemon: Essays for the restless mind in a crumbling age. Its Scrolling Blog: A throwback to TDE's early days in 2002.
The Left Hemisphere Makes You Afraid
Essay
California Sober
California sober is neither. It's not just for Californians and the practitioners aren't sober.
The weed legalization wave is proving to be such a problem, even the diehard libertarian Tyler Cowen is saying it was a mistake, noting that pot is simply too potent and causing
Left Hemisphere v. Right Hemisphere. Specific Differences in a Two-Column Format
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The Jesus Prayer and the Left Hemisphere
Spoiler Alert: TJP treats the LH like an angry pimp treats his worst earner. (Essay)
Arthur Brooks Serves Up a Wickedly-Delightful Anti-Statist Slant
Echo de Tocqueville and Nisbet's emphasis on the importance of local associations. The ruling class doesn't want us to get along. More strife means more intervention. More intervention means more opportunity for them to exercise power and rape our country's resources. (Blog Post)
Bill Kauffman, American, Excoriates the World Cup
Bill is the finest stylist this side of the Atlantic, and he's on fire with this column, but you'll probably need a subscription to read it. This excerpt comes from the Intro. (Blog post)
QR Codes Aren't Evil
They just feel that way. We ought to be asking "why?"