Monthly Archives: July 2020

A piece at The New York Times notes that Aristotle would be out-of-step with contemporary “cancel culture.” The Greek philosopher Aristotle did not merely condone slavery, he defended it; he did not merely defend it, but defended it as beneficial … Continue reading →

Donald Trump brings back cancelled television program, “Virus Briefing With Donald Trump And Friends,” in which he discusses his own genius, his high television ratings, and his unique medical theories before a live audience of government toadies. pic.twitter.com/zYnoy6EW9o — DPRK … Continue reading →

On this date in 1969, at just about this time, I was in the backseat of my grandparents’ car, parked next to a cornfield near Gladwin, Michigan. We were listening, like most of the world, to the first manned landing … Continue reading →

Think what you like of Hunter Thompson’s politics, he was — with the possible exceptions of H.L. Mencken or Gore Vidal — America’s best essayist. And the opening line of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is, going away, the … Continue reading →

Finally, we have become an old-school communist state! Kevin Drum, Mother Jones When you can’t control events, I guess you control dissemination of information.