Category Archives: rhetoric

Speaking of Hate

Posted on Monday, April 20th, 2009 by Will

I really hate that the rhetoric of liberty is perverted in the service of illiberal causes. And I hate this not just because of the hypocrisy of it. I hate this because now that the language of liberty is indeliably … Continue reading →

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The Disarming Power of Words

Posted on Thursday, October 16th, 2008 by Will

We TiVo’d the last debate, and watched it again just now. Others have summarized it much more pithily, or eviscerated the candidates with more gusto, but I’d like to offer a small observation, a small suggestion in hind-sight that perhaps … Continue reading →

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Jackass of the Week

Posted on Sunday, February 24th, 2008 by Will

It might be interesting for a while to have a “jackass of the week” feature, but there are only 52 weeks in the year, and many, many more jackasses than that. But just for starters, let’s include the entire Directorate … Continue reading →

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Fiat

Posted on Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 by Will

Simply because you say something, does not make it so. But enough people might believe it to be so, that for all intents and purposes it is. Last night during the post-election analysis on CNN, David Frum, whom Jerry Pournelle … Continue reading →

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Trade-offs

Posted on Saturday, August 11th, 2007 by Will

The troubling fact is that taking a lot of exercise and then eating a bit more food is not good for the global atmosphere. Eating less and driving to save energy would be better. Or so says Chris Goodall, Green … Continue reading →

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