Tradition
"Tradition is really peer pressure from dead people." Thanks to Anthony R for this excellent recast of an old...
Author: Simon
Obligations
"If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so." Thomas Jefferson Our...
Social Justice
"Social Justice" is a dangerous platitude. It implies that the normal justice system isn't adequate for the...
Words Seldom Seen: Virga
Virga Noun: Rain that falls from a cloud and evaporates before reaching the ground. Example: "They watched...
The Three Rules of Conversation
The three rules of conversation: Is it kind, Is it true, Is it necessary. Thanks to Steve Gerst for...
Buy American
"Buy American" as a national policy is a really bad idea. It was a bad idea when President Trump used it to...
Immigration Justice
The case for allowing people to move is simple; openness to newcomers is morally right, economically beneficial...
Sharing is Caring?
“When something is shared by everyone, it usually gets ruined by the worst-behaved of us.” This is the...
Stay Up
"Don't let aging get you down. It's too hard to get back up." John Wagner Masking during the Covidian era...
Words Seldom Seen: Mnemonic
Mnemonic Noun: A prompt that helps one remember something. Example: "In first grade we used a musical...
