I heard this on the radio this morning, and then swift on its heels a statement from Obama telling the Chinese to shop more. He wants Chinese people to become as blatantly materialist as Americans are, so that we can sell them things. What? Interesting times indeed. The Cuban leader is ahead of the American leader in recognizing the reality of ( Read more... )

I have this strange chair that is the corner out of a segmented sofa. It is supposed to be off white, but it is so old and dirty that it is more like gray mottled with brown. Last winter the roof leaked on it and the stains were the worst yet. I generally keep it covered with a blanket. Today I propped it up on the bannister of our tiny 2nd ( Read more... )

Man of Courage
Alexander Solzhenitsyn, 1918-2008.
The Weekly Standard, 08/25/2008, Volume 013, Issue 46
http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/417wvabo.asp?pg=1
by Harvey Mansfield
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