December 2007
Sorry, Charlie. This Is Michael Vickers's War. -... →
the conservatism of open-source software | Culture... →
World Clock →
— c0wb0yz
“In earlier times, democracy meant an inherently turbulent political regime, with...”
– Irving Kristol, The Neoconservative Persuasion.
“Voters seem to approach politics increasingly as pundits, and they look to poll...”
– Matt Bai, via Democracy in America.
Bienvenue sur le site de mythix, alias X-MIT, la... →
Très intéressante explication des différences entre les systèmes français et américain.
The Harvard Crimson :: Magazine :: The Cult of... →
How do you create school spirit?
“I was reminded of this process of building allegiance to one’s own social...”
– Free Exchange.
A decade with Julie →
Impostures intellectuelles - Wikipédia →
CHEZ L'AMI LOUIS - France - Chowhound →
“Mr Steele notes that, since Mr Cosby began lecturing and agitating for black...”
– Chris Caldwell, via Rod Dreher, via Alan Jacobs.
“Le mal de prendre une hypallage pour une découverte, une métaphore pour une...”
– Paul Valéry, Œuvres, I, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, p. 1209.
Le Révérend Père Louis de la Trinité, Amiral... →
Freegan.info →
Another item in the almanach of stupidity.
Word Perhect →
The web 3.0 word processor. Try it.
“For the record, I am not in fact wearing a diaper. The fact that I feel the need...”
– Reihan Salam
Hoover Institution - Policy Review - The Court,... →
“Roman Catholics have overtaken Anglicans as the country’s dominant...”
– Sunday Telegraph — We won! Told us long enough, but we’ve been around two millenia, we can take our time.
“I just don’t think there can be a productive public-sphere conversation about...”
– Alan Jacobs
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“I can only speak personally and anecdotally here, but it’s continually...”
– Alan Jacobs
An Odd Parting Note | American Princess →
The explanation for the tepid feminist reaction to Benazir Bhutto’s death.
En plus, c'est très passionnant la recherche en... →
Où le lecteur découvre que “percentile”, en français, c’est “centile”.
Don't bury Pakistani democracy with Bhutto | FP... →
Excellent. Read it.
“People think they’re saving the Earth from Republicans by buying the right...”
– Valleywag
Maître de philosophie : Voulez-vous apprendre la morale ?
Monsieur Jourdain : La morale ?
Maître de philosophie : Oui
Monsieur Jourdain : Qu'est-ce qu'elle dit, cette morale
Maître de philosophie : Elle traite de la félicité, enseigne aux hommes à modérer leurs passions et...
Monsieur Jourdain : Non, laissons cela, je suis bilieux comme tous les diables ; et, il n'y a morale qui tienne, je me veux mettre en colère tout mon soûl, quand il m'en prend envie.
Louis XVIII: Les Français vont-ils continuer longtemps d'avoir peur?
Talleyrand: J'en ai peur.
“A British member of Parliament had his Facebook account suspended this week...”
– From the IHT.
“Porn is a fantasy and the added resolution sometimes detracts from that fantasy.”
– Dan Houston, porn reviewer (sic.), on why the porn industry, even though it made VHS back in the day, hasn’t put out many HD porn titles. (Investor’s Business Daily)
“My solution? Bars and cafes should apply for tobacco licenses just the way a...”
– FP Passport tackles the French smoking ban with a brilliant solution, which I fully endorse.
“Spending your entire life behind bars isn’t so much better than dying; we...”
– Megan, terribly astute as always.
“Ca c’est vous qui le dites!”
– Jean-Luc Mélenchon sur LCI, en réponse à Michel Field qui faisait remarquer que Che Guevara avait exécuté des prisonniers politiques à Cuba. Ce genre de refus idéologique de faits historiques établis, ça porte un nom: le révisionnisme. Que ferait-on si un élu de l’UMP tenait des propos...
Nick Denton: Disappointing San Francisco →
So true.
Jeff Maurone: More on My Dinner with #1 on the... →
One of my long time and favorite bookmarks. A stroll through Bill Gates’ house and a brief meeting with him.
Inside the Private World of Allen & Co. →
There’s definitely something to be said for boutiques.
Blackwater: The Roger Clemens of War - Brookings... →
The Dilbert Blog: Good Judgment →
This is something I have to get back to because it is just so, so wrong.
“L’instituteur ne pourra jamais remplacer (…) le curé“… Ca, c’est du lourd. Et...”
– KoZ, sardonique comme je l’aime.
“Iowa’s college students have high-tailed it home for the holidays and won’t be...”
– Excellent insight from Emily.
danieldrezner.com :: Daniel W. Drezner :: Your... →
“It is always legitimate to want information about a candidate’s bedrock beliefs,...”
– Chris Caldwell, via Ross.