Rigor, n. Buttressing one’s dubious claims with the dubious claims of previous authors; footnotes.
Jul 092021
Jul 082021
We know that something will be with us forever when war is declared on it.
Jul 072021
A taste for bad people sometimes indicates a defect of character; a taste for bad art always does.
Jul 062021
An underclass is what you get when stupid people practice modern mores.
Jul 052021
If you hire for competence, it is still likely that you will get incompetents; if you hire for anything else, it is certain.
Jul 022021
If you rebel against the powers that be, and win, assuming power, it is necessary, to continue your program of rebellion, to pretend to remain out of power; and this is in fact what we observe.
Jul 012021
When you find a man to admire, look immediately for sordid particulars of his life and opinions, lest you be tempted to admire him further.
Jun 302021
Pedants are secretly pleased by the epithet, which is a promotion from bore.
Jun 292021
There’s no point in having opinions unless at least a few of them are indefensible.
Jun 282021
To demonstrate persuasively that you will not sacrifice principle for victory, you have to lose.