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Blogging could be light today. Eric is undertaking special operations in Nigeria to smuggle millions of dollars from their resource-rich land and stashing the money into U.S. savings accounts. Contrary to popular belief, such operations can't happen over "the wire." You have to do it with burlap sacks and false-bottomed suitcases. If you're interested in making some serious dough, let us know and we'll see if we can get you on the Nigerian e-mail list.

Why I Don't Stay Informed

I'm glad the Establishment didn't succeed in destroying JRE during COVID. It’s pretty much the only way I stay informed to the extent I want to be informed. I agree with Nassim Taleb’s observation that there’s no reason to read the daily news,

Why Weak Fools Can Dominate

Exploring the fool in Christ and the fool in Antichrist. Ivan the Terrible v. Nicholas of Pskov. Nietzsche v. Everyone

Something Tells Me I’d Really Enjoy the Private Letters of Two Men I Didn’t Even Know Existed

It helps to be aware of one’s ignorance. That’s one reason I like to read Joseph Epstein, who wrote a delightful essay for the current issue of the new Catholic journal, The Lamp that brought my level of awareness to the brim. The topic? The letters of George

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