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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 6)

     A slightly not-so-traditional Christmas song by The Kinks.      Merry Christmas!

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 5)

     A simple but tasty Victorian Christmas dessert.      Merry Christmas!

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 4)

     José Van Haliano performs “Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Feliz Navidad”      Merry Christmas!

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Happy Bill of Rights Day

     Today is the 233rd anniversary of the first ten amendments to the Constitution coming into effect. The original Bill of Rights contained a preamble stating that the clauses were “declaratory and restrictive” — i.e. they restricted the Federal Government and … Continue reading

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 2)

     Explore the science of snowflakes with Professor Brian Cox.      Merry Christmas!

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 1)

     Christmas is the season for… Padaru! Especially from VTuber Gawr Gura.      Merry Christmas!

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Firing Line Friday: Realistic Insights into Crime and Punishment

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      The question of crime and what to do about it often seems simple when we listen to politicians … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving for 2024!

     This Thanksgiving, let us eschew politics for at least one day while we enjoy the company of kith & kin… and even more Thanksgiving themes shots of alcohol.      Enjoy… but don’t drink n’ drive!

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The Nouveau Nomenklatura

     A century and a half ago, James FitzJames Stephen said something rather prescient:      People came in time to regard their rulers rather as their own agents and the depositaries of their own power than as antagonistic powers to be kept … Continue reading

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Firing Line Friday: Do We Need Prisons at All?

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      When it comes to crime and punishment, we seem to go through cycles where high crime lead inevitably … Continue reading

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