Photo Archive Many gay people lead ordinary lives in the ordinary way, hardly different from the straight people all around them. But where's the fun in that? I've never been to one of Chicago's Gay Pride parades before, but I was hoping for something a little bit flamboyant. … [Read more...] about Gay Pride 2007
One Reason I Am Not a Conservative
We libertarians are often regarded as part of the Republican party, or at least as part of the conservative movement. I understand how libertarianism can be seen as an extension of small-government conservatism, but I have a lot of trouble thinking of myself as a conservative. They talk a good libertarian game, but they don't have the moves. For one thing, give them some … [Read more...] about One Reason I Am Not a Conservative
Friday Catblogging
Dozer Grooming Ripley … [Read more...] about Friday Catblogging
What the Heck Is an Official Language?
I don't understand what the issue is when people talk about making English the official language. It was one of the questions at the presidential debates of both parties. Closer to home, Fran Eaton at Illinois Review links approvingly to an article by Phyllis Schlafly and to a report that Carpentersville has passed a symbolic resolution to make English its official language, … [Read more...] about What the Heck Is an Official Language?
On My Reading List: The cult of the amateur
I've just picked up The Cult of the Amateur: How today's Internet is killing our culture by Andrew Keen. I spotted the book at Borders and read the jacket copy, which surprised me in its ability to make me seethe with anger: in a hard-hitting and provocative polemic...Andrew Keen exposes the grave consequences of today's new participatory Web 2.0 and reveals how it threatens … [Read more...] about On My Reading List: The cult of the amateur