[cross-posted at Liberty & Power]
By way of follow-up to my earlier mention of the NY Times Magazine’s write-up of Kelly, see Charles’ post.
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[cross-posted at Liberty & Power]
My colleague Kelly Jolley is the subject of a write-up in this past weekend’s New York Times Magazine. I’ve often described Auburn as “the coolest philosophy department in the world”; this article will give you a glimpse of Kelly’s central role in the story of how it became that way.
In other news, my fourth AOTP post went up on Friday: Those Who Control the Past Control the Future.
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Tom Tomorrow is sometimes accused of satirising only the right and never the left. But I seem to recall one This Modern World strip in which someone accidentally drops a lit match and then quickly steps on it to extinguish it – while the punditocracy immediately goes into overdrive, speculating on how, if the match hadn’t been snuffed out, it might have caused forest fires that would devastate whole cities; they conclude: “I think this shows the need for more regulation.” Anyone know of a link to that?
In other news, I’m off to FEE again tomorrow for an Austro-Virginian bash.
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!
Sarah Palin: The Ominous Parallels
Sarah Palin was born in February 1964. So was I.
In her childhood she lived briefly in Idaho. So did I.
She currently lives in a state whose name begins with the Arabic word for “the.” So do I.
She received her degree from the University of Idaho. I’ve lectured at the University of Idaho.
She’s the chief executive officer of her state. I’m the chief executive officer of my think tank.
She has expressed sympathy for secessionist movements. So have I.
She has served as Ethics Supervisor for the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. I teach ethics every semester.
She likes to shoot moose. I once shot a photo of a moose.
She’s in favour of war, censorship, forcible reproduction, corporate welfare, and gun rights. I’m in favour of gun rights.
She has said: “individual freedom and independence are extremely important to me and that’s why I’m a Republican.” I have said: “individual freedom and independence are extremely important to me, and I agree that Sarah Palin is a Republican.”
She has said: “I think God’s will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built.” I’ve said some very silly things too.
She had never met John McCain before this year. I’ve never met John McCain at all.
Blessed Are the Peacemakers
David Gordon’s review of Anarchism/Minarchism has been posted, with bouquets and brickbats for both sides. (But David charitably refrained from pointing out some of the eccentricities of the index.)