Mania by Lionel Shriver (Book Review)
…deficient have become unspeakable terms of offence, while IQ tests and entrance exams alike are outlawed on the grounds of elitism. Idiots are not a protected class, however, because the…
…deficient have become unspeakable terms of offence, while IQ tests and entrance exams alike are outlawed on the grounds of elitism. Idiots are not a protected class, however, because the…
…Iraq was never unified as a single province under the Ottomans like Syria was, the group of territories it comprised were referred to commonly by Ottoman administrators as ‘Iraq’ from…
…compelled to try and halt the stampede of construction; compelled by grander tribal considerations beyond their conscious control and far beyond the petty desires of their local area. NIMBYs, God…
Virtually everyone at some point has complained about how their supposedly state-of-the-art phone, tablet, laptop, or computer doesn’t seem quite so cutting-edge when it either refuses to work properly or…
…indeed, the freedom to live together out of wedlock is a common and easy alternative to marriage) – but after you take those vows and step back into your house,…
…failing cope like a balding man whose hairs retreat ever more. He compensates with a combover until there’s nothing left to comb. Nominalism creates a contradictory culture. Glorifying pleasure, it…
…wisdom and courage to achieve permanent peace across the Taiwan Strait – and avoid dropping off a demographic cliff.” -Yi Fuxian, The Demographic Costs of a War Over Taiwan, The…
…that the drunk porter was none other than comic actor Stephen Root (Office Space, King of the Hill, Dodgeball), I knew the part was safe. I was not disappointed. The…
…police; specifically, for the sake of “political correctness” and “community cohesion.” Like the police, whose complicity in suppressing public knowledge of the scandal has not resulted in a single firing,…
With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
…to say, the Israeli response to such an outrageous and devastating attack against civilians has been swift. Combined strategic responses of aerial bombardments, drone strikes, and ground forces swelling into…