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Too Easy for the Freeriders

“One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results." - Milton Friedman, Free to Choose

Jan 16 • Something More Than Paternity

Into the Poppy Fields

Real novelty has been replaced by a flood of pastiche novelties—among them a dumb, reality-TV version of political punditry, consumed almost entirely…

Dec 28, 2025 • Something More Than Paternity

Licentious Benevolence

Cheever’s "Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor" is the literary inversion of the Incarnation—demonstrating that when charity becomes a performance…

Dec 25, 2025 • Something More Than Paternity

Dutch Sailors' Eyes

"...till gradually I became aware of the old island here that flowered once for Dutch sailors’ eyes, a fresh green breast of the new world." -F. Scott…

Dec 22, 2025 • Something More Than Paternity

Home is Where My Friend Is

Home is where my friend is, and there I never go.” ― Truman Capote, A Christmas Memory

Dec 17, 2025 • Something More Than Paternity

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