If you have a mouse with a scrolling-wheel on it, you can hold down the ctrl key on your keyboard while spinning that wheel to make web text smaller (for printing) or larger (for reading). I discovered this extremely useful information by chance and have since wondered why no one told me, so now I am telling you.

I love area 47.

FYI, The Third Steven Humphrey Excellence in Philosophy Conference here at UCSB.

Give me your input, if you'd like.

I was thrilled to find this gem at a used bookstore for only $5 when I was in Sacramento over winter break. Dustjacket intact and everything.

Does anyone else see a parallel between al-Ghazali and Kierkegaard? That's hot.

Russ Feingold 2008

Am I the only liberal intellectual who thinks that the decision in Kelo v. New London was clearly the right decision? I'd love to hear some arguments that explain how this ought to be a constitutional protection.

I <3 Breyer and Souter.

[Edit: P.S. Given all this wiretapping crap and the acquisition of websurfing records from many primary ( Read more... )

Can someone explain to me what it feels like to be intimidated? I mean, I think I have some idea what the word means, but I don't think I can empathize with this state, I have no real grasp of it.

Can someone explain to me how a person can shoot himself in the face twice?