Ohio leads the nation in swearing. Ohio is also the 5th least courteous state. Personally, I blame William McKinley.
I guess there's nothing really wrong with granting UNESCO World Heritage status to the German beer purity laws. I mean, whatever, I guess laws holding back the development of more.
Excellent short article by Conrad Crane on the enduring allure of long range strike and the appeal of airpower: There are two approaches to waging war, asymmetric and stupid.Every competent belligerent.
This is a nice change from the usual news of doom for New England fisheries, with scallop production based out of New Bedford exploding and what sounds like very responsible government regulation of the scallop beds that will keep the production going. Note: you usually know...
The New Jersey Pinelands are a really neat ecosystem, the rare fire-driven ecosystem in the east. I enjoyed hiking there when I was in the area in September. Like everything.
Stuff from the inter-tubes... Fantastic long discussion of oral history and the nuclear aspects of the Yom Kippur War. More on this one in a bit. This just makes me.
For those who missed it Thanksgiving week, I have a piece about the Supreme Court's decision to take two cases on the ACA's contraceptive mandate, and why the arguments that the mandate violates RFRA are terrible. And for those who prefer their news in audio format,...
The Mariners sign 36 year-old "scrappy" veteran Willie Bloomquist, possessor of both a pedigree with the M's, and a local connection, to a two-year contract at between $2.5 and $3.
Bill Barnwell, as part of an article on the decline of several star running backs, says about Adrian Peterson's off year: I wrote about Peterson's likely decline before the season,.
On Sunday, the RNC tweeted "Today we remember Rosa Parks’ bold stand and her role in ending racism," producing much-deserved mockery. Ann Althouse is OUTRAGED: Can you see why this is worth scoffing at, other than that it's a tweet from the Republican National Committee? First,...
Or so states perhaps the most interesting email I received today on my work account (just nudging out a solicitation to submit a manuscript to the Beijing Law Review). Said.
It's a trifle steep, but you may nevertheless want to check out China and International Security. From the website: China's future role will have profound implications for international security. The.