I’ve been following the sorority debacle at the University of Alabama with some interest. If you’ve not been paying attention, the basic story is that a black student applied to four different sororities; the girls in the respective houses wanted her; and the respective alumnae thwarted it, procedurally or whatever. That may be a smidge … Read more
Chances are excellent that the most intense fight you’ll ever have will be with your spouse. S/he knows just where to hit you, for one thing. For another, the consequences of a major mistake are potentially graver than with nearly any other relationship you could have. When you fight with the person you’re married to, … Read more
I’ve had periods of supporting big-L Libertarians in my life. They still call me once in a while, actually, to ask me to please-please-please come back. Most of the time I vote for Republicans, though, on the rationale that they have a much more realistic chance to prevail, and that my government will tend to … Read more