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Baruch/Benedict de Spinoza, Happy 377th
All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare. – Spinoza, The Ethics, closing line Spinoza (1634–77) is the noblest and most lovable of the great philosophers. Intellectually, some have… more →
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Baruch/Benedict de Spinoza, Happy 377th
DSL. wrote 1 day ago: All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare. – Spinoza, The Ethics, closing line Sp … more →
It's NOT About Equal Protection
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Siarlys Jenkins wrote 2 days ago: This post will no doubt raise the level of incivility a bit, but in the long run, it might provide a … more →
The Case Against the Drug Culture
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DSL. wrote 3 days ago: Reprinted from MANAS*, November 16, 1966 *For more on this enchanted periodical, see “Free – t … more →
Predictive Power of the Punditry
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steve2 wrote 4 days ago: Jonah Lehrer at The Frontal Cortex has an interesting bit up on expertise. The parts I found most in … more →
The Mandated Health Insurance Outrage
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DSL. wrote 5 days ago: The Goal Is Freedom: The Mandated Health Insurance Outrage How can they make us buy coverage? By She … more →
A Health-Insurance Criminal Pleads His Case
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DSL. wrote 5 days ago: A Health-Insurance Criminal Pleads His Case Why I Will Ignore the Mandate By James L. Payne • Posted … more →
The Party of Fiscal Responsibility
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steve2 wrote 5 days ago: Bruce Bartlett, Reagan’s former adviser, continues to write good stuff on true fiscal responsi … more →
Gay Pride, God, and Civil Discourse
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Siarlys Jenkins wrote 5 days ago: In the past year or so, there have been referenda in both Maine and California on whether to expand … more →
American Values: The Antidote for Islamism?
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steve2 wrote 6 days ago: Johann Hari has a great piece up that I hope everyone has seen by now in The Independent on ex-Islam … more →
The Boob Exception
steve2 wrote 1 week ago: The proposed Senate Health Reform bill will place a tax upon cosmetic surgery. If I am an accurate j … more →
Solving the Elderly Problem in Health Care
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steve2 wrote 1 week ago: Any discussion of cutting costs in health care must address Medicare. Any attempts to discuss Medica … more →
What's So Bad About Doing Good?
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wiredsisters wrote 1 week ago: Or, for that matter, about feeling good? Or even doing good in order to feel good? These questions, … more →
What it Means to Have Real Security
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steve2 wrote 1 week ago: Sullivan linked to this piece by Schneier, and it is well worth reading. Key quotes…. Security … more →
Fishbowl Saints
DSL. wrote 1 week ago: From a Sunday Times (UK) profile of Christian Lander, creator of the popular social-satire site Stuf … more →
Magical Thinking About Afghanistan
steve2 wrote 1 week ago: I greatly enjoyed Bing West’s book, The Strongest Tribe. In it, he went through the course of … more →
How Do You Stop a Prosecutor From Overcharging?
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wiredsisters wrote 1 week ago: It’s an old joke, of course. But not as old as the stereotyping of the relationship between police, … more →
Banker's Prayer
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steve2 wrote 1 week ago: Via Ritholtz. He calls it the Lloyd’s prayer. THE LLOYD’s Prayer Our Chairman, Who Art At Gold … more →
Markets and Saints
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Barak Epstein wrote 2 weeks ago: Free marketeers receive a cool reception nowadays but neither is socialism making much of a comeback … more →
Aiding Terrorism
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steve2 wrote 2 weeks ago: I have held off writing about the Fort Hood incident as I do not see that much is gained by speculat … more →
