Horses and Bayonets and Buggy Whips and Corsets and Fountain Pens, Brylcreem, Un-Ironic Affection for Cheap Beer, Music Videos…

Appeals to Novelty are so obligatory among progressives, aren’t they? Even when they’re not actually germaine to the point. ROMNEY: Our Navy is old — excuse me, our Navy is smaller now than at any time since 1917. The Navy said they needed 313 ships to carry out their mission. We’re now at under 285.… Read More Horses and Bayonets and Buggy Whips and Corsets and Fountain Pens, Brylcreem, Un-Ironic Affection for Cheap Beer, Music Videos…

23 Oct 2012 AndrewLeave a comment

Stacy McCain Blogs the Presidential Debate, so I Don’t Have To

The difference between blogging as a compulsive hobby and blogging for a living lies chiefly in how often you’re allowed to take off. Stacy McCain has a thousand things he’d rather be discussing than whatever insignificant quips and dull gotchas emerge from the latest round of Electoral Competitive Grandstanding, but there he is anyway, twittering… Read More Stacy McCain Blogs the Presidential Debate, so I Don’t Have To

23 Oct 2012 AndrewLeave a comment

Upcoming Book, Or Where My Essays Went

Yesterday I mentioned that my Essays page was being discontinued as part of the redesign, and that I would probably publish a book of Essays instead, on my Riposte Publishing imprint. Today, after performing the rote and necessary actions which earn the daily bread, I finally managed to put some work into it. Truth be… Read More Upcoming Book, Or Where My Essays Went

22 Oct 2012 AndrewLeave a comment

One Wants a Splash of Color

Yes, every now and then I’m going to refresh the theme of this place. I liked the Chunky Theme: it was uncluttered, and displayed everything in big bold letters. But I felt the need for some brightness, and Chunky was sedate in a turquoise kind of way. So welcome to Esquire. I’ve been eyeing it… Read More One Wants a Splash of Color

21 Oct 2012 AndrewLeave a comment

I’ve Been Sick…

Exploding sinuses, gross phlegm expelling from all parts of my body. And the baby is teething, so I can’t quite get enough sleep. So that’s why no blog. You get to that point where you leave work and the last thing you want to do is aggregate the internet for ideas worth commenting on. It’s the… Read More I’ve Been Sick…

19 Oct 2012 AndrewLeave a comment

How Many Rapes Can Dance on the Head of a Pin?: Feminism in Its Decadent Phase

Ace has a nice good long post (which are always the best posts at Ace) on the staggering inanity of deciding that this: is sexual assault. His response, appropriately, is to troll the trollers: Many movements or eras — most, probably — enter a decadent phase at some point. I don’t know of a textbook definition… Read More How Many Rapes Can Dance on the Head of a Pin?: Feminism in Its Decadent Phase

10 Oct 2012 Andrew2 Comments

I am Become George Lucas, Destroyer of Worlds…

And he shoots first!

10 Oct 201210 Oct 2012 AndrewLeave a comment

Arguing About Religion on Facebook and Other Follies of Man

The following piece of Facebook-aimed political wit is Zap Branagan, and I am Kif. That’s right. Read it again. Drink it in. Bask in it. Taste the rainbow. Where to begin? There’s so many things, not just wrong, but tiresome about this, that I wonder if it’s even worth the effort to rebuke. Surely if… Read More Arguing About Religion on Facebook and Other Follies of Man

8 Oct 20128 Oct 2012 AndrewLeave a comment

The There, It was Not There.

I did not watch the debates, but I was pretty confident of them. Romney was irritatingly good during the primary debates, weirdly unsinkable despite the efforts of Santorum, Ron Paul et al. He was Iceman: no mistakes. So I knew Romney wasn’t going to screw anything up. And I rather hoped that Romney’s strongest feature… Read More The There, It was Not There.

4 Oct 2012 Andrew3 Comments

Ride, Boldly Ride, to the End of the Rainbow

Not one of the best starts to the week. In fact, this is one of those mornings when you feel like telling all Creation in its wonder and splendor to go screw itself with a piece of lawn furniture. Overslept, rushed, unprepared. Making it to work on time was the only triumph. Fortunately Friday was… Read More Ride, Boldly Ride, to the End of the Rainbow

1 Oct 2012 AndrewLeave a comment