"I would rather be governed by the first 2,000 people in the Boston telephone directory than by the 2,000 people on the faculty of Harvard University."
- William F. Buckley, Jr.
Saturday, August 08, 2026
Friday, August 07, 2026
An Odious and Unwise Endorsement
The American Association of University Professors endorsed a political candidate for the first time in its 110-year history.
Its views, long suspected, are now out in the open.
A Crisis in the Humanities
Quillette: Peter Boghossian writes about the rigid orthodoxy on political issues.
Not to worry. They will defend your right to agree with them.
On Writing
When I write, I feel like an armless, legless man with a crayon in his mouth.
- Kurt Vonnegut
[Read the sample from my novel, Pilate's Magician. The book went through numerous drafts.]
Living with Heat
The hottest day in Phoenix was memorable: 122 degrees in 1990.
Somehow all of the "But it's a dry heat" jokes didn't work then. I opened my front door, and it was like opening the door of an oven.
Stunningly hot.
But living in Phoenix is usually akin, I suppose, to living in Alaska: you adjust to the weather. Most places are air-conditioned and there are times when you are only moving about in an air-conditioned car.
[And the winters are marvelous.]
It is expected that our water bills will climb due to the multistate battles over Colorado River water. Much of that is unfair because Arizona has been far more active with water conservation than California.
There is also the sensitive issue of agriculture. Farming can easily take more water than a sub-division, but the state and the nation will pay a price if the farms disappear.
In the meantime, we're optimistic. The predicted high temperature for today is 104 degrees. Some rain is expected next week.
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