December 2009
4 posts
“Teachers should be able to do this kind of science, and many would love to, but...”
– Powell’s Books - PowellsBooks.BLOG - Is Science As Important As Football?
“My family has a friend, Arthur Herzog, who was writing unsuccessful literary...”
– The Strain - Complications Ensue
Fear of Government
Ok, there is a reason that I do not take Republican “Fear of the government” very seriously, and it’s a very simple one: The Patriot Act. It’s a terrifying law that gives the government the kind of power people should be afraid of, and was part of an ethos of government non-accountability. If you are inclined to fear the government, that should have run up every kind of...
“He quotes Carolyn See: “Those people in [Alcoholics Anonymous] in the late...”
– Jonathan Yardley reviews the book Memoir: A History by Ben Yagoda - washingtonpost.com