Your Government in Action I can only imagine the stimulative effect of the tax money that must have been used to put up this sign, which is ...

The Hall Bedecked: While we lack the elegance of T99's lovely home, we have arranged things in a way that matches the merriment of the s...

The Chinese Student of Western Philosophy: This interesting article touches on the experience of a teacher of political philosophy with num...

Headlines: Today's news: Marine Commandant demonstrates the courage to speak the truth as he sees it, in spite of his CINC's oppos...

The Hávamál on the Holidays: Many of you will soon be undertaking travel to distant places, in the cold and the snow. I wish to remind you...

The Small Laws: The other day, I saw a strange post at Volokh , asking whether and why adult incest should be banned by law. Now, it's ...

Blessed are the Peacemakers: I don't know how much peace was made by Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, who has died unexpectedly at the ag...

The Piano Arrives! I'm taking custody today of my good friend's dog, a dog I'm awfully fond of, for a month or so while she goes...

Don't Forget the Shower The Geminid meteor shower is beginning already and will get better all night long. Right now they're coming...

Mainstreaming the Constitution: Amazing! A year ago, no one took seriously the idea that a federal health care mandate was unconstitutional....

"...And Every Tongue Shall Confess..." Aye, and every block of wood. And why not every block of wood, if it comes to that?

Face-Blind: What if you couldn't recognize faces ? It's an amazing faculty, actually: try this optical illusion , and you'll se...

and . . . Action The completed Christmas tree, two full weeks before the day. And all the ornaments boxes stashed back away, whew. Now we...

If You Must Filibuster... ...do it the old fashioned way . Sanders began his speech on Friday at 10:24 a.m. and wrapped up just before 7 p.m...

Now That's Something You Don't See Every Day: It's kind of amazing to watch this clip, and see (a) the current President of the ...

Ode to the Gun A friend sent me a collection of gun sayings, some I hadn't heard before: "Those who hammer their guns into lows, wi...

Druid Fix Update -- Lights Before I'd used up all the lights in the box, the NPH diffidently suggested there might be enough already. B...

A Poem from 中国: The Nobel Peace Prize is a joke. Except when it's not . I had imagined being there beneath sunlight with the procession...

December Night Sky I've just found a fine site for guiding our night sky observations. I just enjoyed watching all three short videos ...

Druid Fix I have to admit that last year I was -- just very slightly -- disappointed in my Christmas tree. The selection at the local tree-...