2002-09-25T00:33:00-04:00

“20 PERCENT OF AREA MAN’S INCOME SPENT IRONICALLY.” Do you like feeling stupid? Then click here to see a “recommended reading” list for the GRE (grad school entrance exams) for English. The Rat is preparing to be whomped upside the head by this test. Personally, I like journalism because it means I never have to take another $#@!ing standardized test ever again. Saudi censorship of the Internet. Mmmmm… coffee at midnight. Reminds me of my days with the Yale Free... Read more

2002-09-24T23:54:00-04:00

AYN RAND AND ENRON: I saw this interesting USA Today article on the newsstand, and then found a link via the ever-helpful Agitator. I’ll be posting this at Questions for Objectivists also. I find this article interesting because it shows both Rand’s admirers and her detractors creating a fantasy-Rand that isn’t really in tune with what she wrote–even though the article is about a subject where Rand is relatively straightforward, her defense of capitalism. The article is about executives turning... Read more

2002-09-24T18:05:00-04:00

ARGH, gotta run, but work is kicking me around today so I will definitely be back after dinner + movie (“The Searchers”). Eventually, tonight, I hope to post on people who think satire is for reals; the Church and incarnation; “High Noon”; and re-envisioning liberalism. And on “The Searchers,” perhaps. Read more

2002-09-24T17:53:00-04:00

IF YOU WANT MORE BLOGS FROM FUNKY PLACES (including Antarctica!), go here. If you know of other Iraqi blogs, email me stat and receive much gratitude. Read more

2002-09-24T17:16:00-04:00

A BLOG FROM BAGHDAD. Only one I’ve found so far. Read more

2002-09-24T17:08:00-04:00

“UP THE SOVIET SILK ROAD: Backpacking with the Al-Qaeda, March-June 2002.” As far as I can tell, this means “in regions penetrated by Al Qaeda,” not “me hanging out with Al Qaeda.” Interesting snapshots from a post-Soviet road trip. Read more

2002-09-24T17:00:00-04:00

I AM A ZORILLA. Which obscure animal are you? Via this random blog which I visited, believe it or not, as part of my freelancing gig. Read more

2002-09-24T14:36:00-04:00

“SMACK THE NOMINALIST.” I have no idea what this is. But I thought you might get a kick out of it nonetheless. For Eve-tested, Eve-approved nominalist humor, this can’t be beat. UPDATE: Did I mention that I hadn’t actually read that site? I just thought nominalist-smacking sounded like tons of fun. But Thomas Joseph writes: In your latest blog entry, you post a link to “Smack the Nominalist” and state that you have “no idea what it is”. Knowing personally... Read more

2002-09-24T13:20:00-04:00

CATCH-22: “You can’t criticize X, because you’ve never experienced it!” “You can’t criticize X because your experience makes you too emotional about it!” Obviously, there are some cases where this is true (esp. #2), but under what circumstances are these types of argument really helpful, persuasive, rational, or compassionate? Too often they’re just ways to make your opponents feel like idiots. Just saw a particularly egregious example of #2 (not on a blog) which almost succeeded in getting a woman... Read more

2002-09-24T12:47:00-04:00

Tell Automatic Slim , tell Razor Totin’ Jim Tell Butcher Knife Totin’ Annie, tell Fast Talking Fanny We gonna pitch a ball, down to that union hall We gonna romp and tromp till midnight We gonna blog and watch till daylight … On the agenda today: Ayn Rand and Surfin’ Safari; “High Noon”; liberalism: what and why?; and grabbing ahold of the Church. For now, a blogwatch. David Klinghoffer on religion in Seattle. I wrote about that here. Now, Klinghoffer... Read more

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