Civilization is not a cure for barbarism; it is a respite from barbarism, to be enjoyed while it lasts.
Nov 282017
Nov 272017
It is astonishing what a lab coat will let you get away with.
Nov 242017
We spend the first half of our lives accumulating possessions and the second half getting rid of them.
Nov 232017
Accuracy is the last refuge of a liar.
Nov 222017
When we wish to follow the man, we find the reasons.
Nov 212017
Dissent requires the willingness to set aside a few evenings, dissidence the occasional weekend.
Nov 202017
It is our former selves that we especially loathe.
Nov 172017
Almost everyone means well, and this is terrifying.
Nov 162017
There is no freedom to speak without the freedom to be silent.
Nov 152017
Authority depends on prestige, or failing that, police.