Ordinary Times Call For Ordinary Measures
Get Your Free Stuff Right Over Here!
Offering “free stuff” products and services to 51% or more of the electorate while vilifying opponents is a tactic as old as human government
Considering The Entire Life of Colin Powell
I understand those who blame Colin Powell for mistakes/misdeeds. But when you consider the man’s entire life, we were lucky to have him.
Obsolete Philosophy: The Role of Revelation in Religious Epistemology
It seems that the role of revelation in religious epistemology is to pick up where the a priori leaves off, by giving experiences that are self-justified and can provide a foundation for other beliefs
The Time Mike Pence Just Shot a Man in the Face
This story is entirely fictional. To our knowledge, Mike Pence has never administered experimental doses of Thorazine to the mentally ill.
OT Contributor Podcast: The Old Gods Podcast on “
This week is the culture war. We discuss how we’re really not fans, and how reckless cultural conflict has a bad habit of becoming real conflict.
I, Tiberius: Robert Graves on Caligula
Graves attributed to Tiberius this: “I am nursing a viper for the Roman people, and Phaethon for the whole world.” Graves meant Caligula.
Adam Page Proves Parental Leave is Cowboy Sh*t
Adam Page in the midst of his highest popularity stated “to back home to be there for the birth of a beautiful baby boy, that’s cowboy sh*t.”
Sunday Morning! “I Will Die in a Foreign Land” by Kalani Pickhart
Kalani Pickhart’s hugely ambitious debut novel about the 2013 Ukrainian Revolution tells of how we struggle against the forces of history in order not to bury the ones we love.
A Reverie on Failure Part 9: To Dominate This Mortal Briar Patch
I spent my writing time carving out that little zone, a place for myself. The intense labor of doing so reminded me that the world is a kind of thicket.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Gaming Frugally 2
There are new free games for you to tinker with as you wait for this interminable lockdown to end.
Eudoxos & Tapeinōtos: A Fable
A fable by Bryan O’Nolan: “You have lived in a land of wonder. I have had every error, every fault, written indelibly upon my name.”
Parsing Out Pete Buttigieg, Parenting And Otherwise
So let us parse this latest Pete Buttigieg tempest in a teacup out as fairly and objectively as we possibly can, shall we?
Weekend Plans Post: On Slightly Delayed Spring Cleaning
Spring Cleaning…but in the fall. So you’ve gotten rid of the stuff that does not spark joy. Now what?
Can Joe Biden Protect Himself from Inflation?
There are certain concrete steps that the president can take to reduce the problem of inflation and help his own popularity as well as his party’s midterm chances next year
