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"In the Hobbesian formula, the Leviathan relies upon fear to suppress pride. It is pride that makes men difficult to govern."
23 Oct 2021, 7:34 am
"It may be illuminating to view our Covid moment through this lens and consider how small moments of humiliation may be put in the service of a long-standing political project, or find their meaning and normative force in it. [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
"Attorney General Merrick Garland is, like Mueller before him, a diligent institutionalist. And while the institutionalists are not to be faulted for..."
23 Oct 2021, 7:00 am
"... attempting to prop up institutions—answering chaos with chaos is not an option—it is now amply clear that propping up institutions in response to the carnival is not enough. [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
"Once M.I.T. starts choosing speakers based on their public stances, it becomes responsible for every stance of every speaker it does invite. Isn’t that a bigger risk for M.I.T. than a stance-neutral policy?"
23 Oct 2021, 4:50 am
A tersely brilliant question framed by Ilya Shlyakhter, published in "Letters: Canceled by M.I.T.: The Professor’s Talk" (NYT).It could become impossible to invite anyone anywhere, because something could turn up post-invitation and you'd need to pull off the awkward, conspicuous act of revoking the invitation. [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
"The neighborhood’s camera opponents argued that the systems were a pointless, Orwellian annoyance they didn’t want greeting them every time they drove home."
23 Oct 2021, 4:19 am
"To them, the cameras felt like another step toward mass suburban paranoia, where every once-forgettable slight is now recorded by Ring doorbell cameras, shared on Facebook and discussed endlessly on Nextdoor. [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
"[T]he United States is in the midst of a spiritual reboot. Just look at the stats: Four in ten millennials no longer identify with any religion..."
22 Oct 2021, 4:12 pm
"But while people are leaving organized religion in droves, Americans are still hungry for spiritual nourishment.... [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
"Singapore’s otters are... testament to Singapore’s reforestation and ­anti-pollution efforts. When the otters resettled here in 2014..."
22 Oct 2021, 4:10 pm
"... they returned to clean waterways with schools of fish untouched by predators for decades. [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
At the Friday Night Café...
22 Oct 2021, 4:09 pm
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Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
"There is a narrative out there that people sat on the El train, and watched this transpire and took videos of it for their own gratification."
22 Oct 2021, 3:45 pm
"That is simply not true — it did not happen. [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
"Terms like 'curb alert' or 'first come first serve' are discouraged. You are not putting your stuff on the street hoping someone claims it..."
22 Oct 2021, 2:18 pm
"... before the trash truck comes. [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
Sublime sunrise.
22 Oct 2021, 9:23 am
That happened at 7:19 this morning. [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
"... Simon and Garfunkel also played a high-profile gig at Gerde’s Folk City in the Village, and a couple of shows at the Gaslight Cafe. The audiences there, though, regarded them as a complete joke..."
22 Oct 2021, 9:04 am
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Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
Believe the science... of astrology.
22 Oct 2021, 8:06 am
The Salt Lake County Health Department gives us this: Now that Mercury is not in retrograde, we're just going to leave this here... [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
"Had it been a lightning strike? A release of carbon monoxide or other gases from nearby abandoned mines? Exposure to cyanide? Suicide?"
22 Oct 2021, 6:30 am
"One by one, all of these theories were ruled out. [read post]
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Alec Baldwin shot and killed the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
22 Oct 2021, 6:17 am
I'm reading "Alec Baldwin Fatally Shoots Crew Member With Prop Firearm, Authorities Say" (NYT).According to Ms. [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
"That this vision appeals to so many viewers, especially young ones, suggests a chilling and bleak perspective — on capitalism, on 'freedom,' on individual agency..."
22 Oct 2021, 4:41 am
"... that should stop us in our tracks.... [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
At the Thursday Night Café...
21 Oct 2021, 5:47 pm
... you can talk about whatever you like. [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
An absurdly ambiguous headline: "Bannon only one of 19 not cooperating with Jan. 6 panel."
21 Oct 2021, 8:24 am
That's in The Washington Post.That could mean that all 19 are refusing to cooperate or that Bannon is alone among the group. [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
Funnier than "The Closer"?
21 Oct 2021, 8:06 am
This might actually be funnier than The Closer https://t.co/qfy2x5jOvt— Katie Herzog (@kittypurrzog) October 20, 2021 [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
"M.I.T. has behaved disgracefully in capitulating to a politically motivated campaign. This is part of a larger trend of the politicization of science."
21 Oct 2021, 7:58 am
"Can we just be honest here? [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/
Goodbye to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
21 Oct 2021, 7:36 am
 I found out via my son John's blog. [read post]
Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/