New College Blogger
I met Jon Lucks when he was a freshman (as I recall) and I addressed his honors class in political science at George Washington University. He later did an internship…
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Censorship of Music
He may be a scumbag, but he’s entitled to sing his opinions, at least, so long as he stops short of actual incitement to violence. A reggae singer who calls…
Vasily Grossman
I was just given by a colleague an announcement of a forthcoming volume to which I am eagerly looking forward. It’s A Writer at War: Vasily Grossman and the Red…
Interesting Investment Opportunity
Build a Hotel! (Hat tip to Bretigne, Peter, and Alan.)
Kelo Fallout
Robert Bidinotto sent me this note: FREEPORT – With Thursday’s Supreme Court decision, Freeport officials instructed attorneys to begin preparing legal documents to seize three pieces of waterfront property along…
Not So Wild, After All
Violence and Glamour Sell John Tierney’s latest column in the New York Times (requires simple registration), “The Mild, Mild West,” is an excellent introduction to both the demythologization of the…
The Results of the EU’s Brilliant Campaign Against Microsoft
A Great Success? Thanks to the European Union’s Competition Commissioner, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish consumers will soon be able to buy a less useful version of Windows XP….