Miscellaneous

BYCU Sean Dailey took over my role as editor at Gilbert Magazine about ten years ago. I got to know him a bit during the transition and during a GKC conference. He's a good guy, passionate for the faith, for GKC, for fantasy football . . . and for drinking. The

H.I.F. "George Zimmerman, who reportedly is $2.5 million in debt, primarily because of legal fees, has turned to painting for catharsis and now financial gain. His first painting is being auctioned off on eBay and in just a few days the price went from 99 cents

A Random Passage Hence, the Kardashians and rap music? "The dominant language and culture in a society tend to reflect the values and ideas of those in power." Peter Marshall, Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism.

A Random Passage Passages from my reading that I would hope most TDE readers find at least mildly interesting One of my favorite Nock observations: “The idea that [literacy] is an absolute good is one of the oddest and most indefensible superstitions rampant in our superstition-ridden society. To prove

Kontent from the Kindle "For in America throughout the twentieth century, and including four substantial wars abroad, conservatives had been steadfastly the voices of non-inflationary military budgets, and of an emphasis on trade in the world instead of American nationalism. In the two World Wars, in Korea, and

H.I.F. More Panem: "D.C. residents are enjoying a personal income boom. The District's total personal income in 2012 was $47.28 billion, or $74,733 for each of its 632,323 residents, according to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer's Economic

Comes to mind every time I meet someone named "Brad":

Last week, I blogged about Detroit's Prophet Jones from the 1950s. In the same decade, New Yorkers had their black flashy sensation: Sweet Daddy Grace. Also from Thaddeus Russell's Renegade History of the United States: > Grace rode in a custom-built Cadillac limousine, and he

H.I.F. Thomas Woods asks some hard questions and makes some awkward points about the Holy Father's pontificate to date. Sample: "We are told Pope Francis is bold, but his alleged boldness consists of doing and saying things that please the world. This is not how

H.I.F. Do just one thing, do it well, and stick with it. It'll pay off (subject to government misappropriation): Meet The Restaurant With The Five-Year Waiting List [http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-14/meet-restaurant-five-year-waiting-list] . Excerpt: > [W]hat