A Gay Guy, a Jew, and a Catholic Go into a Bar . . . No, Not Really. I Was Just Kidding.
Do you really think we’ll demand our right to tell gay jokes if, say, we’re in a war and the MSM tells us that our last line of defense …
Month: November 2020
Rage Against the Machine
“I am propelled along by my activities, for I am merely a cog in their great machinery.”
Cell Phones, Radio, and the Philosophy of Marshall McLuhan
Marshall McLuhan's central theory is that human modes of thinking are altered by media. Media are “extensions” of ourselves, things that add themselves on to what we already are, …
Seven Days Make One Weak
There is no such thing as an “economic system.” People naturally pursue happiness. To paraphrase St. Thomas: A person cannot be so unselfish that he does not desire his …
How to Pay for Thanksgiving Dinner
The price of turkeys is up about 12% from last year. Vegetables and breads are up 7%ish.
Annual Thanksgiving Day Quotes
“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice.” Meister Eckhart
Black Wednesday Arriveth
I was going to play my Spotify "Garage Rock Elite" playlist, but it promises to be a more laid-back affair, so I might go with my "Mellow" list. We'll …
Nineteen Decadents You Ought (Not?) Know
Men prepare themselves for the next life differently (Socrates: Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius. Will you be sure to repay the debt? Tiberius: Crito, bring me that …
You’re Not a Lunatic? Thank Your Daddy.
Portland’s feral children have bonded since the 1980s in “street families,” complete with “street moms” and “street dads.” Some of the most grotesque crimes in the city’s history have …
Seven Days Make One Weak
Expertise is the taurine of the State and intellectuals are its caffeine. Experts and intellectuals make the State think that it can do far, far more than it can.
How We Can Still Celebrate Holiday Drinking in These Troubling Days?
The decadents think it’s a shortened version of “Black-out Wednesday,” but it’s not. It’s a play off “Black Friday,” which is “black” because retailers turn huge profits that day. …
What’s Going on at TDE?
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