The following occured to me (as most such thoughts do) during a conversation over a few beers last night: We have suffix-equivalents of more- and most-, the endings -er and -est. They’re cute, she’s cuter, he’s the cutest, etc. But there aren’t negative equivalents, either prefix or suffix, for less- and least-. I think I […]

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If you’ve been following the continuing saga of John R. Lott, or, for that matter, reading this site for a while, you already know about Mary Rosh. But have you heard of Washingtonian?

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I’ve got a new piece on the campaign finance decision up at Reason: “Undue Influence.” And just for fun, here’s a nice excerpt from Buckley v. Valeo, which the court claimed to be following in their ruling. You tell me if you can square this with the decision in McConnell v. FEC: While the independent […]

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Apparently, the North Korean Rodong missile is now a “weapon of mass destruction.” The article linked by Il Blogdrino as evidence of Saddamn’s WMD program contains this assessment: What is also interesting about the shopping list, however, is “what’s not on it,” said one investigator. “Nothing nuclear, no dual-use items, nothing about weapons of mass […]

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The weekend wouldn’t be complete without the requisite spin by the Corner, where Andrew Stuttaford writes that it’s “beyond parody” for (feel the sneer) “gender studies” types to express concern over gender stereotypes in fairy tales. Now, maybe NYU wrecked my brain or something, but is it really entirely nuts to suggest that parents might […]

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As a longtime vegetarian, I miss out on the Thanksgiving holiday’s traditional poultry-consumption. And as a lifelong secularist, I don’t have any deity to shower with praise for the good care (s)he’s taken of me over the last year. But there is something to be said for reminding yourself how good you have it. This […]

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Of course, some of you have probably already concluded that I should never have children, and my resolve to name any firstborn daughter “Antigone” would probably make it tough to find a willing collaborator if I were so inclined… but it’s actually something else altogether that prompts that headline. At the end of a post […]

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