The Modern Mercenary—Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order, Sean McFate, Oxford University Press, 2014. George Orwell is often credited with the quote, “People sleep peaceably in their beds at […]
We currently have an epidemic of philanthropy in the U.S., and that’s a very bad thing. Philanthropy is everywhere. Good luck finding a 5K race or golf tournament or box of cookies […]
European Space Agency lands a washing machine on a rock 317 million miles away and moving at 83,000 mph. Oh the MATH! I am in awe of today’s landing of a spacecraft on […]
We Americans are an inconsistent lot, and nowhere is that more exposed than in our views on cheating. Sometimes we hold our heroes to the letter of the law, and excoriate them […]
In 2013, Jim Delaney, commissioner of the Big 10 (which of course has fourteen teams, which says plenty about the tenuous link between academic integrity and athletics) said that if the O’Bannon […]
Johnny Football is probably a bigger douchebag than St. Timmy, but they’re more alike than they are different. I’m going to miss Tim Tebow. He was a blogger’s dream. First, his situation […]
Fired Golden State head coach preaches the virtues of paying your dues, even though he never paid any himself. Mark Jackson, until recently coach of the Golden State Warriors, was fired for […]
Red McCombs, a noted football expert, is right. Strong doesn’t, you know, “belong.” Also, he’s a socialist fascist Satanist. This week Texas AD Steve Patterson stunned college athletics by announcing the hire […]
Climate disruption is a result of human nature, and human nature isn’t going to change. Here’s what I learned visiting St. Eustatius. The debate over global warming is a waste of time. […]
Here’s an interesting argument that says after accounting for the extra years of education and their costs, taxes and the difference in work week, doctors make about $4 an hour more than […]
