Who knew that this : Would become this: ? Can anyone in the first picture pick me out from the second? Vice versa?

There is not much I miss about England any more, mostly because my memories are fading and I’ve forgotten what I am supposed to be missing but it’s partly because a lot of the things I used to miss are … Continue reading →

I finally watched both Obama’s speech and Jindal’s rebuttal. Obama was magnificent – it has been a while since I said that – but what was more striking was how stupendously bad Jindal was. I have been reading the commentary … Continue reading →

Many people point to Scandinavia as an example of a successful, moral atheism. Anyone who has paid attention knows that Denmark and Sweden are among the least religious nations in the world. Polls asking about belief in God, the importance … Continue reading →

In which David Frum points out that a large contingent under the republican big tent believes in a dangerous myth. The myth is the myth of the Goldwater triumph of 1964. It goes approximately as follows: In 1964, after years … Continue reading →

About ten years ago, I was very taken with The Straight Dope, and every now and then – and against my better judgment – I go back and read it for old times’ sake. The same things about the style … Continue reading →

Y’all have been following the there is probably no god campaign on buses in London? You can make your own now.

Roger Ebert has written a powerful, meandering essay about shame. He inspired me to add my own. Continue reading →

The political blogs for the last few weeks have been talking about something called Liberaltarianism. It’s based around the idea that libertarians have more in common with a certain kind of liberal than they do with mainstream conservatives – or … Continue reading →

Kalid at Better Explained likes to find intuitive ways to explain difficult mathematical concepts like, Why does 00 = 1 ? I like Kalid.