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Continue reading →: Harm Reduction vs. the “War on Drugs”
Like most libertarians, I’ve long argued that the government’s “war on drugs” is not only morally bankrupt and practically counterproductive, but also a leading contributing factor to the United States having the highest incarceration rate in the world. This weekend, in an Op-Ed in the “NY Times”, Maia Szalavitz explored…
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Continue reading →: Fight the Draft!
In the news: The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved, 23-2, the National Defense Authorization Act “that would, if enacted, require young women to register for Selective Service alongside men, and in the rare event of a war or other national emergency, be drafted for the first time in the…
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Continue reading →: RIP, Jackie Mason
A hilarious comic—who offended everybody with his irreverent politically incorrect humor—has died at the age of 93.
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Continue reading →: C4SS: Homonograph Reviewed
Eric Fleischmann—who is not just a student of my work and a very dear friend, but a very fine young scholar in his own right—offers a critical and provocative review of my monograph Ayn Rand, Homosexuality, and Human Liberation on the site of Center for a Stateless Society, which, not…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1875
Song of the Day: 1981 Disconet Top Tune Medley [YouTube link], mixed by Mike Arato (who DJ’d at Uncle Sam’s in Long Island!) and John Matarazzo, is a swirling compendium of some of the best hits of that year, including: “Pull Up to the Bumper“, “Nights“, “Try it Out“, “Give…
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Continue reading →: Ravitch, Rand, and CRT: The Ominous Parallels?
I introduced this blog post on Facebook with the following preface: Okay, here’s something that should piss off people on both sides of the Critical Race Theory debate. The merits of CRT matter less to me than the central point of this blog entry: That somebody as far away from…
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Continue reading →: Pearls Before Swine: Remote Learning
Today’s “Pearls Before Swine” installment, courtesy of The New York Daily News and Stephan Pastis. I may not have all these remotes, but since I often misplace the ones I do have, I sure would like that last one!
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1874
Song of the Day: 1980 Disconet Top Tune Medley [YouTube link], produced by John Matarazzo and Mike Arato, features such dance gems as “Fame“, “Funkytown“, “Twilight Zone“, “Vertigo/Relight My Fire“, “Celebration“, “Love Sensation“, “Rapture“, “Upside Down“, and “Another One Bites the Dust“, drawing from the pop, alternative, and rock sounds…
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Continue reading →: Ski and Me: Update #3
Back in December 2020, I first posted on my sister’s medical adventures. Elizabeth Sciabarra (aka “Ms. Ski” to the thousands of students whose lives she touched as an educator for nearly fifty years) was taken seriously ill in mid-November. This was followed in mid-March by back surgery, which necessitated her…
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Continue reading →: Pete Alonso: HR Derby Champ Again!
I don’t care if you’re a Yankees fan (like me) or a Mets fan! Two cheers (for two consecutive wins) to the Mets’ Pete Alonso for winning the Home Run Derby again! Great show! And the kid’s got rhythm too (see below) —
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Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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