“We did not fight a civil war over oboe players.”
- Chief Justice John Roberts
Monday, October 31, 2022
Make Election Day a Holiday
I love the convenience of early voting but it needs to go. The voters of Pennsylvania recently learned during a debate that the media assurances about the health of a Senate candidate were less than accurate. Unfortunately, that revelation came after many early votes had been cast.
Here's my radical solution. Abolish early voting. Abolish drop boxes. Permit absentee voting for traditional reasons such as medical conditions or operations.
But then make Election Day a holiday. Make showing up at the polls both the standard practice and a big deal. Strengthen the sense of community as people line up with their neighbors to vote.
Voting should be more than sending a letter.
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The Importance of Chinese Restaurants
What's missing in my neighborhood - sorely, sorely missing - is a Chinese restaurant. Jews need Chinese restaurants. An old joke is that Jewish civilization began nearly six thousand years ago, Chinese civilization nearly four thousand years ago, and so for nearly two thousand years the Jews went hungry.
- Joseph Epstein, In A Cardboard Belt!
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Saturday, October 29, 2022
To the Stake!
The Guardian: Some members of the American publishing industry are objecting to a book deal for a US Supreme Court Justice who does not share their political beliefs.
I recognized one name.
First Paragraph
Becker stood up, stubbed his cigar in the ashtray, buttoned his jacket, and placed his right hand reassuringly on Silbermann's shoulder. "So take care, Otto. I think I'll be back in Berlin by tomorrow. If something comes up, you can simply call me in Hamburg."
- From The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz
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