I assume everyone's already heard about Schumer's legislative ploy to get around the Senate filibuster on the Federalize Voting Frau...

In the comments to the last post, J. Melcher writes: It's a challenge to resist the human -- even animalistic -- urge to punish offenses...

 A NYT writer muses (link is to HotAir, not NYT) on why people are having public tantrums: Being told you can’t have x, y, or z is no longe...

 IV When you set about any action, remind yourself of what nature the action is. If you are going to bathe, represent to yourself the incide...

It appears to amaze some of my acquaintances, particularly constituents who don't know me very well and evidently pay no attention to in...

I suppose we should give some credit for willingness to declare that Trump-supporting was not the key metric. Still: [W]e found that it’s no...

Or maybe just tech bailout? If they're woke enough. Linked by Powerline : You have a certain fire in your 20’s. Ready to reform and ch...

From Arnold King : If you think that competition for wealth in a capitalist economy is bad, consider the alternatives. In particular, think ...

You've got to wonder when people are going to learn not to confess their corrupted professional ethics in emails . The emails unveiled t...

 III With regard to whatever objects either delight the mind or contribute to use or are tenderly beloved, remind yourself of what nature th...

Senator Sinema, defending the filibuster, sounds more like a statesman worthy of the body than anyone else sitting there. Democrats may not...

Being honest with yourself, especially; but being honest with the public in a public matter , also. Had she been held to the previous criter...

This story at the Washington Post begins with a two-paragraph lurid example targeting 'the Squad,' followed by several paragraphs o...

 II Remember that desire demands the attainment of that of which you are desirous; and aversion demands the avoidance of that to which you a...

 

 THE ENCHIRIDION I There are things which are within our power, and there are things which are beyond our power. Within our power are opinio...

Last year we got through several works of Plato's here, and I think that was time well spent. This year I want to start with something a...

During Kyle Rittenhouse's trial, the prosecutor brought what I thought were vindictive charges against Rittenhouse's friend Dominic ...

Our grocery store continues to have a slightly iffy inventory, but not too bad. What was surprising today was to find that Sherwin Williams...

Project Gutenberg's series of Biblical exegeses continue to engross me. Most recently I've been working on the Gospel of Matthew, l...