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I recently occasioned on another three day stint with my Tory pals, and I have to say that it will likely be my last. I had a nice run, I suppose. They’re not fond of disagreement, and I’m not fond of watching two people out of twenty debate minutiae while the rest of the group [...]
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The Obama spokesman called McCain “out of touch” because he has so many houses.
A perfect opportunity to highlight a difference between Americans and Europeans in general and Republicans and Democrats in particular.
I’m really not bothered by the fact that John McCain has numerous houses. As hard as I try, I can’t find a single iota [...]
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While I was undercover among the capital-C Conservatives, I learned that they find themselves in a very unique position: they’re against the war in Iraq.
Without waxing at length, the position seems to be that:
the desire of liberty is not a human trait. It is a cultural oddity of the American only.
exporting culture by force cannot [...]
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I spent last week with the real conservatives at ISI. They’re much, much smarter than I am.
But I heard a few very disturbing things while I was there, not the least of which was a chemical dislike of the Interstate Highway System. They berate it for its alleged homogenization of American local culture. Never mind [...]
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I apologize for being out of the loop; I’ve been doing LSAT practice tests.
I’ve heard people, otherwise rational people, complain that the LSAT measures only one’s ability to take tests, and not one’s probability of success at law school.
I heard the same argument about the ACT when I applied to college four years ago, and [...]
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Washu decided to give Phyllis Schlafly an honorary degree.
Naturally, this raised an uproar. Here she is giving a speech at Depaul, where they’re much more into diversity. We don’t like that kind of thing at WashU, we want everyone to think exactly the same thing.
And here are some excerpts from the [...]
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I watched the whole debate. A couple of things stick out for me:
Buckley clearly wins.
Chomsky cherry-picks his history.
It’s a disinterested act if: “my attempt to help or your attempt to help a particular nation is in order to spare you a great ordeal in the future which will harm you, your family, etc.”
“There is [...]
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Tonight I’m feeling frisky, and I’m going to say something inflammatory and dreadfully unpopular.
We need fewer need-based scholarships. In fact, we need to do away with need-based aid. All of it.
Here’s why:
In life, you’re paid for two things: intellect and effort. Effort will get you to one hundred thousand dollars. Brains make you a millionaire.
Most [...]
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Check out the article here. Jack Cafferty asks the question of the hour.
And check out The American this month for an ariticle about happiness and capitalism.
Many of the commenters mentioned that economic success makes you happy, but Arthur C. Brooks notes that people report being no happier now on average than they did in 1973, [...]
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