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An Interesting Asymmetry in Common-Sense Morality

I was driving Dave Schaffer to the bus station this past week--Dave's a member of this blog, but has never contributed and, possibly, never visited, a speculation this very comment should confirm or disconfirm--and he pointed out an interesting asymmetry in common-sense morality.  I'm curious to hear your thoughts. Suppose there is an action, A, … Continue reading An Interesting Asymmetry in Common-Sense Morality →

The Media, Pennant-Racing, and Living Within Our Means

A popular narrative of the recent election is that Americans are fed up with the federal government’s inability to “live within its means.”  Real American people have to; state governments have to (more or less); the federal government should as well.  I could write for days about the ways in which the analogy from personal … Continue reading The Media, Pennant-Racing, and Living Within Our Means →

A totally absurd generalization I’d like to discuss

I was listening to the two guys from Sound Opinions talking about their new book, which is apparently a book-length conversation between the two of them about the relative merits of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.  While listening to them talk about this for a little bit (it was during the recent WBEZ pledge … Continue reading A totally absurd generalization I’d like to discuss →

about movies

1.i remember that in a discussion with hitchcock,truffaut was comparing the way hitchcok shot a scene in one of his movies,and the way the same scene was shot by some american director who remade that movie.the scene was two guys talking in the street.bad guys probably.hitchcock shot it from inside a room, from above,so you could … Continue reading about movies →