I passed by the Laquedemitasse while he was watching television. A promotional spot came on for a sitcom described as "the new hit series." He and I had the same reaction: if the series hasn't started running yet, how can it be a hit already?
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Recent Posts
- Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo
- Dinner with Robespierre, and others
- Clarence Thomas points the way to the future - and to the past
- The Alito Court finishes its first year with a bombshell
- Yesterday we learned more about the pardon list
- The Supreme Court stands up for the parental rights of rapists
- When it absolutely, positively has to be in the vice president's hands overnight, call Senator Ron Johnson
- A song for Rudy Giuliani and his pardon list
- Theodore Roosevelt had the root causes of today's inflation pegged -- in 1907
- Is William Baxter (1929-1998) the culprit behind today's shortage of baby formula? History and economics say "yes"
Recent Comments
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- Helena on Another story of government thrift with information
- True Slicky on It's time to Peel off the military trappings of our police force
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- Jason on 1764: Criminologist Cesare Beccaria tells us how Portland can make downtown safe again
- Isaac Laquedem on The Laquedem Plan to measure and index the minimum wage
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