A quick public service announcement: I’m off to the high desert badlands for a few days to contemplate life among the pronghorn and coyotes. Lest any burglars want to break into my Fortress of Ennoblement, let it be known that the palace is being guarded by a dog that bites and a house-sitter so intrepid that he once incurred [...]
Friday morning linkage. Mark Scribner at Open Market has a few choice words for urban planners: “…they are merely misdirecting taxpayer dollars and private investment into development projects that no one desires enough to privately provide—another example of the road to Hell being paved (a bit more literally in this case) with good intentions.” Greg [...]
America’s “Most Patriotic City” is…Portland?! Well, now we know why Christopher Hitchens cancelled his appearance in Portland a few days ago. He has cancer. Fuck. I hope he beats this. A leprechaun is on the lam in Colorado. Wikipedia’s list of Nonexistent People.