Theodore Dalyrymple, on Childhood’s End: The British, never fond of children, have lost all knowledge or intuition about how to raise them; as a consequence, they now fear them, perhaps the most terrible augury possible for a society. The signs of this fear are unmistakable on the faces of the elderly in public places. An… Continue reading

Breaking News. When atheists start to organize, certain kinds of …intolerant, thoughtless, bullying behavior normally associated with …organized religion start to manifest themselves. Even at its best, organizations like NYCA (and some of their national counterparts) come across as strident, angry, and overall unpleasant. There certainly is a time and a place for anger and… Continue reading

Simon Blackburn has a nice review of Alan Sokal’s new book.

Siris has the list. Time to fess up. How many of the books have you read?

Playing Against Type Dept.Here’s a gem: Christopher Lee singing about the joys of drinking, to a subdued Alan Arkin in the The Return of Captain Invincible. (Sorry about the widescreen formatting–someone forgot the cinemascope….)