Why do so many Americans claim to feel safer with the Bush Administration in charge? I suppose it's because the comfort of being hated around the world seems desirable to the certainty of not knowing where people in other countries stand. That's the same principle that leads men and women to stay in marriages that make them miserable, right? Hate rules. Love is dangerous. As I recall, Dostoyevsky's Grand Inquisitor made a compelling case for the practicality of that logic.
Preparing for the Worst
Why do so many Americans claim to feel safer with the Bush Administration in charge? I suppose it's because the comfort of being hated around the world seems desirable to the certainty of not knowing where people in other countries stand. That's the same principle that leads men and women to stay in marriages that make them miserable, right? Hate rules. Love is dangerous. As I recall, Dostoyevsky's Grand Inquisitor made a compelling case for the practicality of that logic.
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Weekend Update
I frequently feel like writing something longer and sometimes writing it here. Unfortunately, my windows of opportunity these days are five minutes…
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Hammer Time
It is hard to be here. As I much as part of me wants to return, I clearly exhaust my will in other ways. But I can at least muster up the energy to…
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Mustafar
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