Eric Scheske

Find Your Own Calcutta [https://i.redd.it/33ypjh24p2l31.jpg] A Mother Teresa pic and quote. Channeling Joseph Pieper [https://thepointmag.com/2019/criticism/idleness] With male labor-force participation rates in decline and the concept of universal basic income nudging into the mainstream, idleness has taken on new political urgency.

21 My middle child, Michael, turns 21 today. He's a great kid, albeit an aloof kid. While growing up, I'm afraid he thought his middle name was "Michael" and his first name was "WTF". Take it easy tonight, Michael. The Real Relief

Michigan becomes first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes [https://beta.washingtonpost.com/health/michigan-becomes-first-state-to-ban-flavored-e-cigarettes/2019/09/03/34f234c6-ce4c-11e9-8c1c-7c8ee785b855_story.html?outputType=amp] Morons beating on morons. I think vaping is stupid . . . I rank it with slamming one's genitals in the car door on purpose. But hey, it'

Understandable [https://www.yahoo.com/news/vegan-woman-sued-her-neighbors-140715647.html] A vegan woman has filed a suit against her neighbors in the Australian supreme court after complaining about the smell of meat and fish emanating from their barbecues. Study Performed in Our Basement [https://www.studyfinds.org/hurry-up-modern-patience-thresholds-lower-than-ever-before-survey-finds/] Patience is a virtue,

Why Does Saying “Flip Flop” Feels More Correct Than “Flop Flip”? [https://www.scienceabc.com/social-science/ablaut-reduplication-why-does-saying-flip-flop-feels-more-correct-than-flop-flip.html] There are many words that we use in our daily language that seem alright when spoken in a particular way, but somewhat weird when said in the 'wrong' order. There

This is the best of American wine country [https://www.10best.com/interests/drinks/2019-winners-for-the-best-of-american-wine-country/] This boutique hotel in Northern Michigan features just 32 guest rooms in a lakeside setting that'll make you feel like you're stepping back into the early 20th century. Nearby Walloon Lake

Winos Once Every Two Weeks [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/08/27/red-wine-good-gut-lowers-cholesterol-need-fortnight/] ed wine is good for gut health and can lower cholesterol, but you only need it once a fortnight, a new study has found. The first major research of its kind found significantly higher diversity

Dalrymple on Dealing with Deviants [https://www.city-journal.org/british-criminal-justice-system] There certainly seem to be those who, from an early age–indeed, from the earliest age at which independent action is possible–behave in a way that most people would deem evil. As soon as they are able to pull

Subsidies: F to the Fourth. Food Stamps, Farmers, and Fast Food [https://www.history.com/news/food-stamps-great-depression] The U.S. food stamp program was launched at a time when the nation was facing a tragic paradox: As millions of Americans suffered from hunger during the Great Depression, the country'

Hatred of the Middle Class [https://www.city-journal.org/young-radicals-war-against-middle-class] In some ways, the current age of victimhood has roots in the excesses of Second Wave feminism of the 1970s. The theme of Flora Rheta Schreiber's bestselling Sybil (published in 1973) was that some American women were so