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Saturday, 2002 May 11, 23:25 — politics

we hardly knew ye

Death has done wonders for Pim Fortuyn’s image. Has he considered show biz?

Saturday, 2002 May 11, 21:35 — militaria

Can This War Be Won?

Joe Sobran:

If Bush’s aim were to save American lives, rather than to preserve American empire, he might take these steps: call off the war, close U.S. military bases abroad, bring American military personnel home, and ask for an end to U.S. support for foreign regimes, particularly Israel.
For additional safety, he might also announce his conversion to Islam. That would be no more improbable than the other steps, would it?

Saturday, 2002 May 11, 21:27 — cinema

de gustibus

Can anyone explain why Julia Roberts is called a beauty?

Saturday, 2002 May 11, 01:49 — humanities

best friends

Winners of the I-Look-Like-My-Dog Contest
[link changed: this item’s original link is 404, but Google finds many copies.]
(from New World Disorder)

Friday, 2002 May 10, 21:56 — blogdom, economics

old medium meets new

It was a treat to see Eugene Volokh quoted in The Economistto his own surprise.

Friday, 2002 May 10, 12:45 — cinema, mathematics

nerds mourn

The sequels to The Matrix are not The Transpose and The Eigenvector but Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions.

Friday, 2002 May 10, 12:13 — constitution

the 1787 game

Eugene Volokh invites you to write the constitutional amendment of your dreams. (Do people on other shores play this game too?) Here’s mine. ( . . more . . )

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