The Atrocity of Hope, Part 19: Droning On
Jan 30The politerati are all aflutter because GOP party hack Reince Priebus compared our President Incarnate to Francesco Schettino, the cruise ship captain who’s been charged with manslaughter in connection with the recent shipwreck off the coast of Italy. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Priebus’s counterhack on the Democratic side, called it an “unbelievable comparison,” opining that “for [...]
11th = 10th and 9th
Sep 11Today is the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. I have nothing much new to say, but you can check out what I wrote in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (plus a follow-up), and 2008. And this year there’s excellent commentary from Darian Worden, Sheldon Richman, Tom Knapp, David D’Amato, and Jason Kuznicki. On [...]
De Spectaculis
Sep 09I laughed when Nero’s minions sent fire-tortured souls to the sky. Without the walls of Pilate’s halls, I shouted “Crucify!” I roared my glee to the sullen sea where Abel’s blood was shed. My jeer was loud in the gory crowd that stoned St. Stephen dead. — Robert E. Howard Even if the death penalty [...]
Cordial and Sanguine, Part 15
Sep 01Gary has a piece up at BHL on Violence, Wars, and States. He seems to be against them.
Cordial and Sanguine, Part 14
Aug 30Also at BHL, Gary Chartier reviews Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch’s Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What’s Wrong With America.
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