And if they happen to be Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins, they sing a song written by one of the Carter dynasty and famously performed by a connexion of Prime Minister Addison’s.

So have The Dubliners performed it. And the Allman Brothers - joined by Natalie Cole, David Crosby, and one of the members of ZZ Top. And the Staple Singers ( Read more... )

[Why the Scottish Enlightenment failed in Scotland.]
I am writing this twelve hours prior to the expected declaration of the results of the Scottish Referendum. I have imposed political purdah on myself for this time, even to the extent of replying to comments on posts which were put up prior to polling day. What I am meditating here is principle: general considerations not specific to this vote.

I ( Read more... )