“Your noisy sons of liberty are, I find, the quietest in the field.” (Joseph Reed, commenting on the “tavern patriots and windy politicians “ in 1776). Yes, it is usually the comfortable old men, few of whom have ever been near military action, and indeed actively avoided it, who are happiest to send young men …
Recently I saw two hugely over-weight parents in a restaurant, almost for shoveling food down the mouth of their obese boy of about ten. Maybe they equate eating with happiness, but why should they inflict their greed upon the kid?
In general, higher rates of belief in and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, juvenile and early adult mortality, STD infection rates, teen pregnancy, and abortion in the prosperous democracies (Figures 1-9). The most theistic prosperous democracy, the U.S., is exceptional, but not in the manner Franklin predicted. The United States …
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Yes, those who try to follow Epicurus and his teachings are not supposed to involve themselves in politics. And yes, and many Epicureans are also libertarians, and certainly do not vote Democrat. Epicureans are few and far between, so one doesn’t want to alienate those with whom one would otherwise agree. But if the greatest …
Many men rely on their womenfolk to make and retain friends for them. How many women do you know who complain that they have to make all the social arrangements? In the event that they are divorced or separated for whatever reason, men can be lonely indeed. Is this laziness, or a function of being …
