There’s a certain obscenity in McCain’s gassing about the “decency” of the United States when outside the hall his cops were brutalising innocent people. But my favourite line was this one: “if you’re disappointed with the mistakes of government, join its ranks and work to correct them.” Try substituting “the Mafia” (or “the Gestapo,” or “the Sith,” or “the Hosts of Hell”) for “government” in that sentence.
Archive | September 4, 2008
Let Them Eat Cake
I happened to mention on my Ancient Philosophy syllabus that today is Fall of the Roman Empire Day; so today my students brought cake to class.
Many happy returns!
Elephant Epistemology
They can count. (Conical hat tip to LRC.)