Within enemy lines

My co-worker (who will remain unnamed), native of a Middle Eastern country (which will remain unnamed), was receiving congratulations with the birth of his first child, a son. His wife is a natural-born American, let’s call her Gina; both are college-educated urbanites bearing no exterior difference in the way they dress or behave from a [...]

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A slight hitch

When writing all the “horror stories” about online dating* the authors (whoever they are, it is not immediately apparent from the header) did not anticipate one little thing: one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I was reading about all those pretentious/repulsive/gross in personal habits/”strange”, in authors’ parlance, dates until I came down to the [...]

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Bubble pool

Via Isegoria comes  How thick is your bubble? quiz from a new book by Charles Murray ( Coming Apart) where he is trying to persuade majority of its takers that they live in disconnect with their country. There is a big gap, states Murray, between average white middle class person and the rest of America [...]

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I bet nobody…

…will make 10 of 10 right answers in this quiz! I did 5/10 – but that’s because I am far removed from academia and not used to the circus; I learned that insiders could get as much as 9/10. What was your score? [found via mithrillian]

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Iowahawk is ze bestest

iowahawkblogDavid Burge: #WallStreetCrimes forced Wall Street McDonalds to implement ‘Paying Customers Only’ restroom policy …and other hilarious bits. His is the only proper, legitimate use of despicable Twitter.

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“Ah those ungrateful Russians”

, they voted for Turner!” (see tread) Yes, I stuck a few kopeeks into a couple of backsides (I am proud of that image). Couldn’t keep silent. Karol, you go girl! Ну да, ну да, я не удержалась. Ну не могу ж я молчать, когда наших бьют (в комментариях)! Спасибо Кэрол! PS, Flashmob in the [...]

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The morning after

So, I have been sound asleep accompanied by rain monotone all night. Woke up, looked outside: no visible damage, although the wet curtain behind the windows started to be boring. Reminded me a bit of that rainy season in Macondo which lasted five years. And now, at nearly noon, we even have shy sunshine. So, [...]

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Mike and Irene

Our brave Mayor, a three times genius administrator, declared emergency measures due to incoming hurricane disaster. 1st measure: Save Your Souls and Run, everyone. I.e., he tells us “to evacuate”. I guess the meaning of the word escapes bureaucrats; it was the same story on 9/11, and same clueless instruction is repeated again. “Evacuate” doesn’t [...]

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Some are more equal

…”His [Shakespeare's-ETat] writing illustrates the artist’s struggle to work out a utopian vision, Sergeant. A vision that goes beyond a feudal society and deals with all mankind, not just a select group of individuals who happen to be born with a silver spoon on which to suck. As such, the body of his work is [...]

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New Americans, who are they?

Few days ago I had an argument with a [pretty left]-libertarian about immigration. He is one of those “open borders” advocates (well, almost. To be fair, he did mention he’d deport criminal immigrants before they became citizens). Among other things, he reiterated the tired cliche that immigration procedures as they exist now result in racial [...]

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