Grim's Hall Book Club: Next Work When I first proposed the concept for the club, I had intended that the second book would be Nelson Le...

A Clash of Cultures: Mr. Brooks says the Tea Party members are "Wal-Mart Hippies." I take it he thinks that's a clever line,...

Other Writers on the Jews and Tolkien: We discussed this issue a few days ago . The main thing seemed to me that the Jews aren't really...

Americaland: When we lived in China, there was a theme park near Hang Zhou that was called "Americaland." It was supposed to be a...

ARMA Art, I: The ARMA has quite a gallery of Medieval and Renaissance art associated with questions of battle. Here is one: The clear effe...

My Father Sends... ...a story about a cowboy. A cowboy from Texas attends a social function where Barack Obama is trying to gather support...

"Chivalry & Solidarity in Ultimatum Games" An interesting game theory experiment from 2001 appears to show that women find it...

The Cathedral of Dawn: A find in archæology is startling because of its age, but not because of its purpose. [U]nder our feet, according to...

"That Bull Wouldn't Hurt A Kitten." It's part of the honor of those who work with large and powerful animals that there is...

Zebras and Mules: How much can you know by deduction from facts you already know? A famous thought experiment ponders the question: Suppose...

Tolkien and Judaism: Did you know that there was talk of a Nazi edition of The Hobbit ? When the publishing firm of Ruetten & Loening wa...

The Declaration of Arbroath: In an interview with a Tea Party founding member, there is this quote on what to do with certain celebrity fig...

What? Actually Vote? Senator Bunning apparently stood up for making his colleagues do their job. Alone of all the Senators, he objected t...

So, What Do We Mean By "Addiction"? The case for treating sex as an addiction: In the last week of treatment, he and his doctors ...

How to Save Money, Federal Government Edition: Dennis the Peasant has a wider complaint with this , but I'd like to focus on just one as...

Interesting: The VA is going to take another look at Gulf War Syndrome .

Politically Correct Mascot: Our friend Major Leggett has a suggestion for a new mascot for Ole Miss, which continues its ongoing efforts to...

I Want One: The Dictionary of Old English sounds like something I would love to be able to use. Healey was quick to point out that the dict...

Foreign Policy Needs More God: So says the Chicago Council on Foreign Policy, at the conclusion of a study . American foreign policy is hand...

Hooah. This guy is my kind of guy. Mr. David Benke stopped a school shooter 'with the faith of his body,' as they used to say: wa...