How to Get an A+ on a Religion QuizNow, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “I can’t possibly do all these things! Which is more important: bringing home the textbook, or buying the peppermint-scented tissues?” And, “On a mulitple-choice test, the answer . . . . Continue Reading »
[caption id=”attachment_7287” align=”alignright” width=”150” caption=”The cover of Beck's latest book “] [/caption] The late film critic Pauline Kael is often quoted as having said, in the wake of Richard Nixon’s landslide victory in the . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve been interested in the reaction to my review of Atlas Shrugged which Chris Blosser linked to here . First of all, it might be the only thing I’ve ever written that has united both right-wingers and left-wingers (and everybody in between). Clearly, almost everyone dislikes Ayn Rand. . . . . Continue Reading »
My rabid pro-Leibniz partisanship notwithstanding, I have to give kudos to Thomas Levenson for his article on the faith of Isaac Newton over at Killing the Buddha. The article closes with a somber reminder: Hence the pathos, the danger that I think Newton himself glimpsed. There is a serious . . . . Continue Reading »
Former President Clinton has urged the passage of Obamacare because failing to do so will hurt Democrats. From the story:Both [Al] Gore and Clinton urged the party faithful to back their congressmen to get health care reform passed this year. “We need to pass a bill this year. Doing nothing is . . . . Continue Reading »
They’re back. The New York Times headline reads, ” American Antiwar Movement Plans an Autumn Campaign Against Policies on Afghanistan .” “A restive antiwar movement, largely dormant since the election of Barack Obama,” we are told, “is preparing a nationwide campaign . . . . Continue Reading »
Bummer. Always. Indubitably. On the other hand, things could be worse. . . . . Continue Reading »
Maybe not: It’s commonly said among English writers that a haiku is a syllabic poem with lines of five, seven, and five syllables respectively. This is not, in fact, true, and thinking through why it is not raises some interesting questions about language and poem forms. . . . . Continue Reading »
I worked my way through law school selling appliances and televisions for JC Penney. I did quite well, to the point that I actually took a small cut in pay when I accepted my first job as a lawyer. During that time, I came to understand that over the long haul, good salesmanship depends on . . . . Continue Reading »
The languid month has run its course, and I’ve pretty much run out of worthwhile aphorisms. Maybe I ran out awhile ago. In any event, I have a final bon mot that Russ Saltzman sent me a couple of weeks ago. Never become so cynical as to believe that things can’t get worse. . . . . Continue Reading »
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