We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
Romano at Chronicle of Higher Ed, on the Islamists. We agree. These animals are not welcome in my world. If they stay in their own world, and leave me alone, I don't really give a multicultural damn. We have been saying this for two years.
Good essay. Too bad he had to end it with an analogy comparing Hitchens tratment of God and how we should treat terrorists. Must be in vogue to liken God to terrorists. Kinda ruined it for me.