Now We Know What Real Humor Is….Or at Least Real Jokes
Michael Moynihan of Reason has been doing some super sleuthing. He wants to know, “Just what makes something humorous?” And now he has the answer: Jonathan Chait, to whom he…
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Rand-o-Rama
A nicely done video on the enduring legacy of Ayn Rand. I’m not a follower (I’m more eclectic in my views), but I find much to admire in her work,…
Chait “responds,” sort of
Jonathan Chait disgraces himself once more. First he mocked Veronique de Rugy’s French name, then in his defense he makes fun of the “G” in my name, which I have…
A Delightful and Heart Warming Story….about Star Trek!
The ‘true story’ of how Dr. King kept Uhura on Star Trek (I added the exclamation point because I’m not a Trekkie, although I do remember watching the show when…
Now here’s an ugly bit of business….
Chait’s Response to the criticism offered below. And a Little More: Now We Know What Real Humor Is….Or at Least Real Jokes An old friend, Veronique de Rugy, has been…
Martin Luther King Day
One of the great speeches of American history 28 August 1963 Full text here
A Great Voice for Toleration and Justice Gone
Kyai Haji Abdurrahman Wahid, known as Gus Dur, has died. I did not meet him, but heard only praise from Muslim friends. He was involved in the LibForAll foundation, among…
Yegor Gaidar, RIP
From the New York Times: `Yegor Gaidar, the Man Who Killed the Command Economy`
Yegor Gaidar, R.I.P.
The Washington Post put it well: “Russia’s Yegor Gaidar championed freedom