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Eric Scheske

The Two Political Parties Born in the Same Womb?

> Two main kinds of people fled Europe to live in North America in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries: individualists who sought freedom from the political interference they were accustomed to dealing with in Europe; and religious zealots who sought to create and maintain a puritan theocracy on these

Bernays: Propaganda King

Tom Woods recently hosted Mark Crispin Miller, a NYU professor and expert on propaganda. He says the whole COVID campaign hits a lot of the basic traits of propaganda: stifling dissenting opinions, ignoring inconvenient facts. The whole thing reminded me of the Father of Public Relations, Edward Bernays. He wasn&

Print v. Pixel

A new collection of his essays came out in October 2020. I'm enjoying it. Epstein is perfect random-time reading: The great battle of the day is not the culture war, or the uncivil skirmishes between political parties, but what I think of as the serious conflict between

From Johnson's Dictionary

macaroon. A coarse, rude, low, fellow; whence macaronick poetry, in which the language is purposely corrupted. > Like a big wife, at sight of lothed meat, > Ready to travail; so I sigh and sweat, > To hear this macaroon talk on in vain. Donne

Brews You Can Use, Philosophy Corner, and a Short Story for Halloween

"The Necessities," E. Studs MulliganBooze Coke I don't know if I'm surprised because it's Coke or because it's the first Coke product with alcohol: Coca-Cola launching its first alcoholic beverage next year [https://nypost.com/2020/09/29/coca-

Biden Will Pack the Court?

And why it's a really big deal Court Packing Man, scary stuff. Every right-of-center news outlet heard it: Biden refused to say he wouldn't pack the court. I didn't see a single mainstream news outlet mention it. I'm sure some

Former NHL Goon Turns Catholic . . . After Winning All-Star MVP Honors

Photo byMatthew Fournier [https://unsplash.com/@mattyfours?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/hockey?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]> “They challenged my manhood, challenged my role as a father. They were really

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Tuesday Miscellany

Software's Incessant Change Debate at 9:00 (EDT) tonight. The topics of the debate selected by moderator Chris Wallace: the coronavirus pandemic, racial unrest, the Supreme Court, the economy, and the integrity of the election. Biden has been preparing hard, presumably taking large amounts of memory supplements. Trump

Miscellany

Barrett, Prison Rape Bonanza, Lions I gotta admit: I'm proud to be an alumnus of Notre Dame Law School. I was in my third year of law school when Mrs. Barrett was a freshman in the undergrad so our paths would've never crossed, but I'