From the monthly archives:

January 2003

We Like the Government Lots

January 29, 2003

We Like the Government Lots . . .

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State of the State of

January 28, 2003

State of the State of the Union — Well, I thought the SOTU was pretty good, overall. About style . . . Although I wince at his missteps, I find Bush a compelling speaker. He’s direct, it sounds like he means what he says, and he engages ordinary (not obnoxiously intellectual) people. His moral sensibility [...]

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Spreading the Word — Because

January 28, 2003

Spreading the Word — Because my link network consists mostly of strong ties, and is thus highly redundant, my readers will have already been informed. But, just in case, don’t miss Blogarama at Kalorama III, Thursday, February 6 at the Rendevous Lounge in Adams Morgan. I’ll be a bit late. I’ve got class, the nicely [...]

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Vacillation Update — You’ll notice

January 28, 2003

Vacillation Update — You’ll notice that I don’t say a hell of a lot about the war. That’s mainly because I don’t know what to think about it. Well, I know what to think about it; that’s the function of having an ideology: to tell you what to think without having to do much thinking. [...]

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Base Ten Gets Me Down

January 27, 2003

Base Ten Gets Me Down — I turned thirty today. Life goes on.

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Crash — Apparently my web

January 20, 2003

Crash — Apparently my web hosting service’s servers crashed some time last night. Apologies to anyone who tried to visit and came up 404.

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WWMLKD? — Am I the

January 19, 2003

WWMLKD? — Am I the only one who finds it distastefully presumptuous to invoke Martin Luther King’s memory for the anti-war cause? I have no idea what the man would have thought of our present situation, and I doubt others are in a much better position. I guess when you do such an awful job [...]

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Right or Happy? — In

January 18, 2003

Right or Happy? — In a comment on the “Keeping it Real” post below, Julian glibly defines an intellectual as one who would rather be right than happy. Well, I don’t think that can be right. I’d rather be happy than right, no doubt about it. Experience machine, here I come! My problem is that [...]

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Don’t Mess With the Turtle!

January 18, 2003

Don’t Mess With the Turtle! – There are few feelings more exquisite than trashing Duke.

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Globalization is Grand! — Check

January 18, 2003

Globalization is Grand! – Check out the Institute for Humane Studies’ loverly new website on globalization, A World Connected. Too often, the debate about globalization proceeds in terms of tired, potted arguments. A World Connected gets past that by focusing on stories of real people around the world whose lives have been improved by increasing [...]

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Capitalism: For Anything You Want

January 14, 2003

Capitalism: For Anything You Want to Be — I’m sure this point has been emphasized and re-emphasized to the point of excruciating boredom in the pages of Reason, but I just wanted to stress it myself.
I was chatting with my roommate, who is very bright, and very reasonable, and has fairly refined taste. Thus, [...]

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Keeping it Real — [Autobiographical,

January 12, 2003

Keeping it Real — [Autobiographical, free-associative, overwrought prose alert!] It’s hard coming to grips with one’s own deviance. No, I’ve no special interest in pre-owned panties, or spurs, but I have a self-conception that makes a fetish of getting at the truth about ourselves. But surely this is healthy; examined life and all that. Well, [...]

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The Heart of the Heart

January 12, 2003

The Heart of the Heart of the Heartland — Michael Novak usually ticks me off, but when he writes poetically about Iowa, my hard heart softens.

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