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In 2008, Memorial Day weekend promised to deliver beautiful weather - not always the case in Vermont at that time of year. So my wife, Kim, and I decided to spend that Saturday shopping, running errands, and catching up on chores. Spring cleaning was our big goal for the weekend, starting with the garage.

- From The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own by Joshua Becker

A Pleasant Drive Through the Country

 

Missing Christopher Hitchens

National Review: David Harsanyi looks back at an extraordinary man.

I also miss Tom Wolfe, Michael Kelly, Hunter Thompson, Charles Krauthammer, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Stanley Crouch, and William F. Buckley Jr.

Classic

 

Book Wows in 2020: A Series

I read a lot of books in 2020. Most of them were very good. I'll post the few that went far beyond "very good." 

Here's the first one that comes to mind. It provided many a "wow" moment.

Phaedra Break

 

Money Money Money

 

Tanmay Vora reviews the book.

Some related music from:

• "Cabaret"
• Lyle Lovett

All Elections are Student Council Elections

 

COVID-19 in The Grand Canyon State

Political Calculations looks at COVID-19 questions, answers, and lessons from the experience in Arizona.

The Chilly Winds on Campus

 

Consider this scenario: 

• You know an excellent student with a brand-new B.A. degree. 
• The person's political views are moderate-conservative/conservative-moderate. 
• His or her career goal: to become a college professor in history, political science/government, English, or sociology. Doing so will require at least a master's degree and probably a doctorate.

Given the very left-wing political slant in most universities as well as the cost of higher education, would you encourage pursuing that goal?