March 25, 2002

CONTEST WINNERS! Here, without further ado, the best entries in the Rejected Campaign Slogans contest. A new contest is forthcoming. Uncredited entries are by me. [Edited because I forgot some.] Rejected Campaign Slogans for… THE DEMOCRATS. What do you mean, your money? (Jim Henley) A glorious mosaic of public-sector unions. (Ben A) Can’t somebody else do it? (Joseph De Feo) Fighting to keep America Mexican. (De Feo) (you say that like it’s a bad thing! –ed.) Because everyone’s a victim.... Read more

March 25, 2002

WELCOME TO MY WORLD. Here are some links I found today. Enjoy. Deep Thoughts by Children. (They’re asked to imitate Jack Handy. Great stuff.) My brother-in-law’s homepage, with many nifty resources for history students (and anyone seeking paper-writing advice). Oh, and anyone who wants to know too much about the Metro. Death and taxes: Excellent anti-estate tax post by Tepper. (And by the way, he’s totally right about political philosophers just making stuff up. Can anyone recommend a polit. phil.–not... Read more

March 25, 2002

“My yen for you goes up and down like a fever chart.” –Peter Breck to Constance Towers, “Shock Corridor” Read more

March 22, 2002

Under the Blog Watch, Out of the sun, Under the Blog Watch, We’ll be having some fun, Under the Blog Watch, People walkin’ above, Under the Blog Watch, We’ll be makin’ love… Ted Barlow: Let ’em see your medical records; huge, gaping, wildebeest-sized holes in the case for investing Social Security $$ in stocks (I’ve never seen these concerns answered or even addressed, so if anyone wants to chip in, please do); study: media labels liberals more than conservatives. I’ve... Read more

March 22, 2002

“We’re all sisters under the mink.” –Gloria Grahame to Jeanette Nolan, “The Big Heat” Read more

March 21, 2002

Maybe I should have given up posting about Andrew Sullivan for Lent, since Amy Welborn is doing such a good job. She makes some very astute points about Jesus, sex, and silence. What I did give up for Lent was liquor. I wish NBC’s teetotaling were as brief. Gah. Also, there’s an interesting debate about whether a liberal education conflicts with a pre-professional education at the YFP Blog. I think Gene is downplaying the tension between a culture dedicated to... Read more

March 21, 2002

WE HAD TO DESTROY THE CHURCH IN ORDER TO SAVE IT: I don’t really know where to begin with Andrew Sullivan’s crop of posts today (scroll down). I don’t want to address everything he says, so I’ll just take on a couple points and then explain part of why I react so strongly against what Rod Dreher called “the Oprahfication of Andrew.” As always, his comments are in bold, mine in plain text. “Thinking about this again today, and reading... Read more

March 21, 2002

Been spending most our lives living in the Blog Watch paradise… (Uh, there aren’t actually any blog links here. It’s just news about this site, and two cool links.) First, I have not forgotten that I promised to write about immigration. But this week is super-hectic–and last night I was up way too late playing canasta rummy with some fun Republicans (not an oxymoron! –despite the fact that canasta rummy is truly the game of old ladies) so I won’t... Read more

March 21, 2002

“You like jive?” “You bet. I’m a hep kitten.” –Elisha Cook Jr. and Ella Raines, “Phantom Lady” Read more

March 20, 2002

Don’t… don’t you watch blogs? You know I can’t believe it when you say that you don’t need blogs… Den Beste: Peace is the absence of an evil, not the presence of a good (great stuff). Zonitics: Small businesses need Living Profit laws! (This is one of the points I’ve been trying to make over at The Farm Dole; but this Zonitics fellow is much more creative than me. Unfortunately for him, Wendell Berry has already proposed this law.) Amygdala:... Read more


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