Miscellaneous

Abortion Mysticism [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/opinion/pete-buttigieg-abortion-democrats.html] Douthat is the man . . . The unapologetic grisliness of a Klopfer, or a Kermit Gosnell before him, haunts a Buttigiegian abortion politics more than it does a “safe, legal, rare” triangulation, because it establishes the most visceral of contrasts

Catholic Intelligentsia Waging War [https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20190912-academias-holy-warriors?key=mi0Bff1vaLHL09_no2EmgyubkYGaE_Z0wYeVvMXRpBMlzD16oZl7OvOuo9-6VB1CQ1pUYTE5WnhOR1J5VUFMaG1lRk1TdExEQ1VIbkRnQXRiYkZkdzh4VER0MA] Let's be a part of the Catholic Dark Web that must emerge in order for this to succeed. As Deneen was speaking, blueberry pie was served to an audience that included Rod Dreher, the

Dan Aykroyd, Podcasts and John Senior, LSD and Shifting Consciousness [https://www.eudemonpodcast.com/the-weekly-eudemon/2019/9/15/episode-45] Or:

Paid to be a Jerk [https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/ryan-gunderson-washington-generals-harlem-globetrotters-stories] Gunderson survived what many might consider the worst job in professional sports: playing for the Washington Generals. He was the team captain and starting point guard for a team whose sole existence is to lose to the Harlem Globetrotters.

Marco . . . Polo [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/magazine/2019/09-10/explorations-of-marco-polo/] Western civilization's first secular bestseller. The world-famous explorer Marco Polo is credited with many things, but perhaps the greatest is compiling one of the world's first best-selling travelogues. Published around 1300, the book chronicles his

Brews You Can Use Friday the 13th. Harvest Moon. You better drink heavily. E-Drunk [https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-08-29/e-scooters-plus-drinking-a-fast-pass-to-the-er] I like the new e-scooters. I like drinking. I also like to combine them, but it's not advised. Drinking and driving an electric scooter doesn&

TDE is now "simulcasted" at eudemonpodcast.com [https://www.eudemonpodcast.com/the-blog-1]. Same content, different format. There are no plans to abandon this site, but I am struggling with how to make this site look better. TDE is one of the oldest blogs on the Internet, and it&

Taki Thursday Gay Penguins? [https://www.dailywire.com/news/51657/theyre-turning-frickin-penguins-gay-michael-j-knowles] Yes, of course. This Daily Wire (Ben Shapiro) article is annoyed that the SJWs have misappropriated penguins to advance their alphabet cause (LGBTQUIA . . .), but I say, "The penguins be your poster child." If the reasoning is, "

Happy 9/11 Day. Reminder to my right-leaning readers: "God Bless the U.S.A." is not the national anthem. Rare Harvest Moon [https://www.prevention.com/life/a28980703/harvest-moon-2019-september-friday-the-13/] This Friday Before fall's official arrival on September 23, a rare sighting of the Harvest Moon