Canada reshuffles its acronyms. 2SLGBTQI+ terminology and acronyms are continuously evolving. In 2016, the Government of Canada began using ...

The Orthosphere has a post on the topic, which begins with a sentiment I think will be popular here: In common usage, being “educated” means...

For years we've struggled to make ordinary TexMex-dive cheese enchiladas at home. I was sure it couldn't be that complicated, consi...

 A NYT author reports that Republicans and Democrats currently express what he describes as " dehumanization " towards each other ...

[Attribution in graphic: text by Robert E. Howard , from "The Phoenix on the Sword," art by Frank Frazetta .] This essay aims to e...

Before I try to develop the essay about Conan and what that literature tells us about outlawry and civilization, I'd like to say some ge...

Today I saw an AP story that claimed that "most Americans" favor using race in college admissions. That was surprising to me, bec...

You may not know, but NATO’s Kosovo force (KFOR) has deployed in opposition to a Serbian incursion this morning. We may see yet another war ...

AVI has a fun post about a pirate museum , and some thoughts about outlawry . In the latter post he mentions Conan, who is a useful interloc...

I don’t know her well, but here she sounds like a reasonable young version of Loretta Lynn.  

Raven sends : Late last month, we reported on the case of 94-year-old grandmother Geraldine Tyler, whose Minneapolis condo was sold by Henne...

I came to recommend a sort of travelogue today, and found that it won't be the only one this week. The book, recommended to me as so of...

 Recently, the Texas Speaker of the House appeared to be pretty drunk in the course of his duty.  It reminded me of the famous " Whisk...

From an earlier chapter, here are some musings of Abbey's that I found striking. This is from "The Heat of Noon: Rock and Tree and ...

 "Down the River" is the longest chapter in Edward Abbey's famous semi-autobiographical, philosophical treatment of the deser...

The ATF's attempt to ban pistol braces by regulatory fiat has been temporarily barred by injunction, following a Firearms Policy Coaliti...

Our rascal of a governor has declared a mock "state of emergency" over... voucher programs for schools being considered by the le...

Grim reports some difficulty coloring between the lines of hazy community guidelines, so I thought I should post this primer, starting with ...

If you aren’t familiar with the Anarchyball cartoon, the particular type of anarchism they endorse (symbolized by the black and yellow) is g...