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Can't Take A Joke

Can’t Take A Joke

One of the most important aspects of being able to deal effectively with comedy is to not take oneself too seriously. In order for comedy as a genre to thrive, it is necessary that people be aware of the ridiculousness of life. All of us, no matter how serious we may be as people, can be viewed as the subjects of ridicule and laughter by other people. It is generally preferrable if we are in on…

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Book Review: Crisis Of The House Divided

Crisis Of The House Divided:  An Interpretation Of The Issues In The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, by Harry V. Jaffa

This was my first introduction to Harry Jaffa and his political thinking some two decades or so ago and it remains a book I enjoy reading from time to time, although I have not read or reviewed it for more than a decade and so I thought it worthwhile to do so as part of my quarantine…

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Book Review: The Public Health Primer

The Public Health Primer, by Jo Fairbanks and William H Wiese

The great German statesman Otto von Bismarck once famously said that a people should not know how their laws and sausages were made.  When it comes to matters of public health, this is especially true.  Where this book succeeds and serves as a worthwhile work in its subject matter is the honesty of the authors in discussing the…

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Politics And The Category Problem

Politics And The Category Problem

I have always been deeply interested in politics, and also fascinated by how problematic it is to so many people.  A great deal of my own interest in politics is not practical in nature, since I have little particular interest in ruling over people, but rather in the way that politics is so revealing of the behavior and mindset and worldview of those around me, which has always been a subject of…

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Book Review: Anarchy, State, And Utopia

Book Review: Anarchy, State, And Utopia

Anarchy, State, And Utopia, by Robert Nozick

In many ways this particular book is a fascinating look into the mind of someone who is consciously addressing various contemporary political theories relating to justice and the just state and seeking to provide as solid a defense as possible for a minimal state that preserves the highest degree of liberty possible for people while also addressing the…

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What Kind Of World Do You Want?

What Kind Of World Do You Want?

I have commented before on the music of Five For Fighting both explicitly [1] and implicitly [2], but one of the biggest hits the singer/songwriter had was a pleasant little tune called “World” where he asked the listener “what kind of world do you want?” with the appeal of being able to use an Acme Build-A-World-Of-Dreams with various options in one’s ideal world.  Included among the both…

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L'ètat Actuel Des Choses Est Problèmatique

L’ètat Actuel Des Choses Est Problèmatique

One of the more puzzling features of our lives is that we have a phenomenon known as company manners by which those who know us only a little bit see the best of us, and those who know us well see the worst of us [1].  Given that all of us, to some extent, have certain unpleasant modes of behavior or habits that we feel it politic to restrain in the course of our regular lives, that we wish to…

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Book Review: The Child Whisperer

Book Review: The Child Whisperer

The Child Whisperer:  The Ultimate Handbook For Raising Happy, Successful, Cooperative Children, by Carol Tuttle

This book is one of a set of books about personality theory relating to children that I was recommended by a friend of mine.  Being a childless bachelor myself, albeit one with a strong interest in personality theory [1], this book is not exactly aimed at me, except as a potential…

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