Daily Archives: July 9, 2008
The Cost of Principles
Posted on July 9, 2008 68 Comments
Here’s a story of a guy who gave up his state job rather than fly the flag at half-staff for Jesse Helms at his place of work. His rationale: “he did not think it was appropriate to honor Helms because of his ‘doctrine of negativity, hate, and prejudice’ and his opposition to civil rights bills […]
A Quick Note on Comment Edits
Posted on July 9, 2008 16 Comments
This is another one of my “stick it up there to refer to it later” posts. On occasion, after I’ve posted a comment, I’ll sometimes go “Oh, wait, I want to clarify that,” or “Oh, wait, someone else posted a comment I didn’t see and want to respond to, but I don’t want to post […]
Incidentally, Re: InConJunction
Posted on July 9, 2008 22 Comments
Howard Tayler wrote the post-con write-up I would have written (minus, you know, the parts that refer specifically to Howard Tayler’s professional life), so I’ll just point you at it and let you read it with my voice in your head. Nevertheless, I will amplify what Howard said about it being an excellent example of […]
Goldberg and Bainbridge: A Compare and Contrast
Posted on July 9, 2008 69 Comments
Folks have been asking me in e-mail if I had any thought about Jonah Goldberg’s recent assertion in the LA Times that Barack Obama’s proposed requirement of public service for teens and college students is not unlike slavery. The answer: No, not really; once the man declared that Mussolini was really a Socialist all his […]
Heads Up: Farkination to Ensue
Posted on July 9, 2008 14 Comments
Apparently, the entry detailing my responsibility for online bacon craze will be (or, depending on when you read this, was) Farked at a little bit after 6am this morning. If access to Whatever seems a little choppy, that’s why. In the meantime, this seems a good a time as any to reflect on the continuing […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying