Author Archives: Anton

let many Chinas bloom

As I understand it, both Beijing and Taipei maintain the fiction (or perhaps some in both capitals even believe it) that China is a single state, with one or more province(s) temporarily out of communion with the capitol. A large … Continue reading

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would you believe more links?

Tim Worstall: Bad, Bad Minimum Wage. Guess what: a price floor reduces demand! In real life, even! Sean Corrigan: We Shoulda Seen it Coming! Since the effects of loose money are well known to economists, why can’t business adjust for … Continue reading

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rule of law, you may have heard of it?

What I’ve read about the case of José Padilla tends to come filtered by dangerous subversives like Hornberger; so I’m wondering who, other than employees of the Executive Branch, takes the opposite view. Anyone?

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the future of Latin

In the last chapter of A Canticle for Leibowitz, a priest makes a pun: “Onerem accipisne?” [Do you accept the burden?] “Honorem accipio.” [I accept the honor.] In classical Latin, onus ‘burden’ is neuter, so the accusative is onus not … Continue reading

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thank heaven for macros

Google finds 36 thousand uses of the phrase searing indictment.

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bon mot

Selwyn Duke, a suspiciously white male, comments on the diversity police: It’s a bit like insisting that every can of paint contain equal amounts of every color, so as to ensure that every color has a place in every can. … Continue reading

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and keep your eye on the sparrow

Sean Haugh relays a list of Federal capital crimes. The list is so long, it’s somehow disappointing to look closer and find that nearly all are varieties of murder.

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