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Dell Axim and Tom’s productivity

In the effort to increase my productivity (no self deception here!), I’ve splurged on a new Dell Axim Pocket PC, an itty bitty palm top computer on which this blog…

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Dell Axim and Tom’s productivity

In the effort to increase my productivity (no self deception here!), I’ve splurged on a new Dell Axim Pocket PC, an itty bitty palm top computer on which this blog…

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Dell Axim and Tom’s productivity

In the effort to increase my productivity (no self deception here!), I’ve splurged on a new Dell Axim Pocket PC, an itty bitty palm top computer on which this blog…

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Some People Are Just Too Damn Smart and Have Too Much Spare Time

The brilliant and charming Sasha Volokh provides his translation into Latin of a famous Christmas song.

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Why Do the Greeks Matter?

I’ve finished Thomas Cahill’s enjoyable little book Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter. It’s not scholarly; it’s not original; it’s got its share of avoidable errors and the…

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Every Dark Cloud Its Silver Lining

The looming pension crisis may solve our (nonexistent, but nevermind) energy crisis, as this story shows.

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Iraqi Prospects

New York Times writer John Tierney has a hopeful essay in today’s New York Times magazine on the prospects of a free and prosperous society for Iraqis. (It requires registration,…

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Ba’athist Broadcasting Corporation Strikes Again

It’s one thing to be against a war, and another to hope that the other side wins. The BBC has crossed the line frequently enough, with their gloating over the…

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Ba’athist Broadcasting Corporation Strikes Again

It’s one thing to be against a war, and another to hope that the other side wins. The BBC has crossed the line frequently enough, with their gloating over the…

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Ba’athist Broadcasting Corporation Strikes Again

It’s one thing to be against a war, and another to hope that the other side wins. The BBC has crossed the line frequently enough, with their gloating over the…

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