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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:19:00 EST Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:19:00 EST Commentary Reviews NRO diaries Straggler columns Radio Derb Readings Bloggings 144 http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/HumanSciences/phenome.html Perhaps the DSM will help. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/HumanSciences/phenome.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:19:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/088.html Finding each other with Google. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/088.html Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:55:00 EST Straggler columns http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-03-05.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-03-05.html Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:49:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NDY1N2Q4N2QxYjBmOWJmOGRmNDdkNzU5MGY3ZTQ2MDE= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NDY1N2Q4N2QxYjBmOWJmOGRmNDdkNzU5MGY3ZTQ2MDE= Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:48:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2010-02.html Monthly NRO diary: February is the boring-est month ... The Ice People Olympics ... Mitt's problem ... Obama the Roman ... Blaming the victims? ... A historic encounter ... So ... ... Those cracks in the butts (cont.) ... Yanqui Go Home! ... Mother knew best ... The paradox of our time ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2010-02.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:38:00 EST NRO diaries http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/USPolitics/mars.html Prospects for the Tea Party movement. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/USPolitics/mars.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:24:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-02-26.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-02-26.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:48:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NDAxMGQ0YzI4MzhhNzFkNzlkYjNmZWJlZmE0ZTQwY2E= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NDAxMGQ0YzI4MzhhNzFkNzlkYjNmZWJlZmE0ZTQwY2E= Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:47:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-02-19.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-02-19.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:13:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NWQzNDQ0NzE1NmI4OTI0MGZiZmQyYTliNjJhZmQzOGU= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NWQzNDQ0NzE1NmI4OTI0MGZiZmQyYTliNjJhZmQzOGU= Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:12:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-02-12.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-02-12.html Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:43:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YTJjNGZlZTExNjA2YzA2ZjdjMzAzMjg5ZWQ4ZWZjYmY= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YTJjNGZlZTExNjA2YzA2ZjdjMzAzMjg5ZWQ4ZWZjYmY= Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:42:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/087.html Reflections on being an immigrant. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/087.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:57:00 EST Straggler columns http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-02-05.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-02-05.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:16:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ZmU3ZjNlMDFhM2M3ZWYwNjMyMTBmMmU5YTFhYTI5ZmI= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ZmU3ZjNlMDFhM2M3ZWYwNjMyMTBmMmU5YTFhYTI5ZmI= Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:15:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2010-01.html Monthly NRO diary: Get a government job (1): Mrs. Derb ... Get a government job (2): Rubber room ... Why Johnny can't write ... Third World? ... Hurting a nation's feelings ... Aftermath of King Philip's War ... Killer English ... Music to despair by ... Auschwitz sign ... The crack of a bullet ... Spelling Stalin ... Publication bias ... Times of the signs ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2010-01.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:02:00 EST NRO diaries http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-01-29.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-01-29.html Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:15:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YmM4MzM4NDM3MWQzNGNhNzE4MzkyYmZlMDg4YzYyYjY= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YmM4MzM4NDM3MWQzNGNhNzE4MzkyYmZlMDg4YzYyYjY= Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:14:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-01-22.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-01-22.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:41:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ODFlNjNiNjdkY2NkYjY4MTY3NzY2OTEyNzdjMzAwM2Q= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ODFlNjNiNjdkY2NkYjY4MTY3NzY2OTEyNzdjMzAwM2Q= Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:40:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/beau.html WW2 poem by Gavin Ewart. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/beau.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:38:00 EST Readings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/China/authoritariantemptation.html Tom Friedman gushes over the Chinese dictatorship. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/China/authoritariantemptation.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:37:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/086.html Thoughts from passenger-seat limbo. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/086.html Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:27:00 EST Straggler columns http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-01-15.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-01-15.html Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:26:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ZjJkODNjNjBhNzEzODQ4YjFhMzg3Zjc2MTY5NThmNTk= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ZjJkODNjNjBhNzEzODQ4YjFhMzg3Zjc2MTY5NThmNTk= Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:25:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-01-08.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2010-01-08.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:24:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NzY3NzMxNzU2Yjg1NjI3M2EyZGFhMjRiMzlmMzI2NDU= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NzY3NzMxNzU2Yjg1NjI3M2EyZGFhMjRiMzlmMzI2NDU= Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:16:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-12-30.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-12-30.html Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:26:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ZTU3MDIwODMyODA4NGVmN2MyNGJiYzljOWU0YmQ0MmE= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ZTU3MDIwODMyODA4NGVmN2MyNGJiYzljOWU0YmQ0MmE= Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:25:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-12.html Monthly NRO diary: Ten years on the web ... Dereliction of duty ... State of unhappiness . . . A Koestlerian moment ... Lipogrammatically yours ... Voting like a gentleman ... Red Cliff ... Bad Sex Prize ... Mightier than the sword ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-12.html Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:24:00 EST NRO diaries http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Books/Doomed/Blog/page.html#economist The "Lexington" column in my December 19 issue of The Economist gave a friendly notice to We Are Doomed, although -- like the Wall Street Journal -- it lumped it together with Barbara Ehrenreich's Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America . . . http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Books/Doomed/Blog/page.html#economist Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:06:00 EST Bloggings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-12-23.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-12-23.html Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:04:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=Yzg1MWFjZjlmMmQ5YmM5NDQ4YzY0ZTE4OTRhY2IxM2Q= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=Yzg1MWFjZjlmMmQ5YmM5NDQ4YzY0ZTE4OTRhY2IxM2Q= Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:02:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-12-18.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-12-18.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:54:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=OTM3ZDJmNDYxNWU4MGMwOTY1OGU4ZWJiZGZkZWFkMWQ= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=OTM3ZDJmNDYxNWU4MGMwOTY1OGU4ZWJiZGZkZWFkMWQ= Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:53:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/NationalQuestion/moratorium.html Why aren't we even discussing it? http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/NationalQuestion/moratorium.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:52:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-12-11.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-12-11.html Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:26:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MTgzYTQ1OTdiMzFkMTExOTM3YzU0MTBhMjNkZjVmNTI= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MTgzYTQ1OTdiMzFkMTExOTM3YzU0MTBhMjNkZjVmNTI= Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:11:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/085.html Open the pod bay doors, Hal. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/085.html Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:16:00 EST Straggler columns http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-12-04.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-12-04.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:49:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ZmVmODViMzk4MGI1ZjExOTViNWFkZjUyNzUyZjU2MzI= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ZmVmODViMzk4MGI1ZjExOTViNWFkZjUyNzUyZjU2MzI= Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:48:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-11.html Monthly NRO diary: The sawbuck economy ... A jury of your peers ... Happy birthday, Noddy! ... United States of Attorneys ... The price of understanding ... The homeless scam ... Invitation to a hanging ... One great big thing ... The graphic "Origin" ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-11.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:46:00 EST NRO diaries http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Math/trustscience.html But not necessarily scientists http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Math/trustscience.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:42:00 EST Reviews http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-11-25.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-11-25.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:52:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YTc5NzJjOGM3MDY2MzEwZWQyOTMzY2QwMzk2ZGE1NWE= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YTc5NzJjOGM3MDY2MzEwZWQyOTMzY2QwMzk2ZGE1NWE= Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:52:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-11-20.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-11-20.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:33:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=OWQwZTI2YjM4NzNhNGI3ZDY5YjcwNTJlMGQ2YzhkMjc= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=OWQwZTI2YjM4NzNhNGI3ZDY5YjcwNTJlMGQ2YzhkMjc= Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:14:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/084.html Adventures in asphalt. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/084.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:36:00 EST Straggler columns http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-11-13.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-11-13.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:56:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NmJlN2NkZGMyMDRmMWZiZDQ4NjdmOTJhNTQ1ZWNmOTE= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NmJlN2NkZGMyMDRmMWZiZDQ4NjdmOTJhNTQ1ZWNmOTE= Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:49:00 EST Radio Derb http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NjcwYzQwYzg4MjY0YmQwMGM5MjA2NTAyMTJiY2E3ZDU= Review of "The Faith Instinct" by Nicholas Wade http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NjcwYzQwYzg4MjY0YmQwMGM5MjA2NTAyMTJiY2E3ZDU= Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:40:00 EST Reviews http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-11-06.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-11-06.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MGEwZmYyZjA4ZTI4OWE1M2U3MTJkN2ZmMjY4NjU1N2I= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MGEwZmYyZjA4ZTI4OWE1M2U3MTJkN2ZmMjY4NjU1N2I= Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/mixing_it_up/ Louisiana justice won't marry black-white couple. http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/mixing_it_up/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:20:00 EST Commentary http://secularright.org/wordpress/?p=3181 Some readers have asked me to comment on the extracts from Dinesh D'Souza's new book, Life After Death: The Evidence currently appearing on National Review Online.... http://secularright.org/wordpress/?p=3181 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:11:00 EST Bloggings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/heredeadwelie.html A Housman poem about -- what else? -- young men dying. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/heredeadwelie.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:10:00 EST Readings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-10.html Monthly NRO diary: Majesty and importance ... Wilders on tour ... An end to parole? ... Follow Newman! ... Pitching from the grave ... Health care: the argument from libertarianism ... Health care: the argument from fatalism ... Taxes, taxes ... Tweedleson and Tweedleberg ... Chairman Mao is dearer to us ... People's Republic of Pollution ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-10.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:12:00 EST NRO diaries http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-10-29.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-10-29.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:19:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NTg0NzE3ODNkYTQ4MjRiZGQ2YTU0MTkzNDViNTA4MTU= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NTg0NzE3ODNkYTQ4MjRiZGQ2YTU0MTkzNDViNTA4MTU= Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:14:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-10-23.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-10-23.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:15:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YjQ2NTExN2QxOGM0NDdiNzM4ZWQwYmNkZDcxMDQ1Yjg= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YjQ2NTExN2QxOGM0NDdiNzM4ZWQwYmNkZDcxMDQ1Yjg= Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:16:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-10-16.html Transcript of my audio commentary on the past week's events. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/RadioDerb/2009-10-16.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:55:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MzY2ZDVlZjlmZTgzMzJkNjhiOTJjMjUxZWFkMzhkZTY= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MzY2ZDVlZjlmZTgzMzJkNjhiOTJjMjUxZWFkMzhkZTY= Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:40:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/083.html Captain Cook, Mozart, and the Founding Fathers. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/083.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:40:00 EST Straggler columns http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YWQ1NThmZTc2MjYyYTkyYTBiMTRmOWFkNjNiMDU1NGI= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YWQ1NThmZTc2MjYyYTkyYTBiMTRmOWFkNjNiMDU1NGI= Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:10:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ZDcxYzc3ODUwZGY2NDQ2MzljZjhiYjhmY2NmMzRmMGE= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ZDcxYzc3ODUwZGY2NDQ2MzljZjhiYjhmY2NmMzRmMGE= Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:10:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-09.html Monthly NRO diary: Cambodia down the memory hole ... Dinner with old students ... Cop-killer games system ... Auntie Zeituni ... COBOL again ... Hawaiian hangover ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-09.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:30:00 EST NRO diaries http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YWY5MWUwMjZmZTIxNzMzMzAzYjNkODMzNjMxMWEwNzQ= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YWY5MWUwMjZmZTIxNzMzMzAzYjNkODMzNjMxMWEwNzQ= Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:45:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YTA3ZTJjMGI2Y2U0ODVhNzhkNjc1NmMyNzQyMzVhY2E= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YTA3ZTJjMGI2Y2U0ODVhNzhkNjc1NmMyNzQyMzVhY2E= Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/China/outofbullets.html Review of "Out of Mao's Shadow" by Philip P. Pan http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/China/outofbullets.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST Reviews http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/082.html Sell auto-makers, buy self-storage. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/082.html Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:12:00 EST Straggler columns http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-08.html Monthly NRO diary: Uruguay ... Are your nafses mutma'inna? ... Eleven is the new fifty ... Dog in a basket ... Edward M. Kennedy ... Hawaii stuff ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-08.html Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:10:00 EST NRO diaries http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/History/ageofwonder.html Review of "The Age of Wonder" by Richard Holmes http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/History/ageofwonder.html Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:06:00 EST Reviews http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YjE3ODhhYzk1NzMzZjQ3ZTRmMDMzNjIwYjAwNDY3ZTE= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YjE3ODhhYzk1NzMzZjQ3ZTRmMDMzNjIwYjAwNDY3ZTE= Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/PoliSci/gottfried.html Review of "Encounters" by Paul Gottfried. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/PoliSci/gottfried.html Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:04:00 EST Reviews http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MjBjYjI5OTZmMWU2ODhjNWNlMjZlMDBkM2VmYmU5NGU= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MjBjYjI5OTZmMWU2ODhjNWNlMjZlMDBkM2VmYmU5NGU= Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:59:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/Considerations/kiplingsahib.html Review of "Kipling Sahib" by Charles Allen. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/Considerations/kiplingsahib.html Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:02:00 EST Reviews http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MmY1YzkzMTI1ODM3MGM5MjdjMTEzZTg5ZGY5NjhhNTU= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MmY1YzkzMTI1ODM3MGM5MjdjMTEzZTg5ZGY5NjhhNTU= Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:11:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-07.html Monthly NRO diary: What's up, Doc? ... Black-armband history ... The role of pure reason in human affairs (cont.) ... WW1 vets ... The worst of Obama ... Teaching moment ... Assisted suicide ... Can't help myself ... Tonghua killing ... On Holder ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-07.html Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:45:00 EST NRO diaries http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=Y2U1ZDdlNTQ0ODA5ODgwYzY2MGVlY2E1NWViYTk0MDI= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=Y2U1ZDdlNTQ0ODA5ODgwYzY2MGVlY2E1NWViYTk0MDI= Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:40:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/081.html Twelve weeks of juvenile idleness. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/081.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST Straggler columns http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/gossipedia.html Dealing with Wikipedia. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/gossipedia.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/Math/plasticfantastic.html Review of Plastic Fantastic by by Eugenie Samuel Reich. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/Math/plasticfantastic.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST Reviews http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=Nzg4ZDY4ZTc3ODY5ODEyYzE1YzRkMTgyMGViZTM1OTI= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=Nzg4ZDY4ZTc3ODY5ODEyYzE1YzRkMTgyMGViZTM1OTI= Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:40:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/China/uighurs2.html The ructions in Turkestan. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/China/uighurs2.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST Commentary http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=OTI4ZTM2ZjVlMDRlZTcwZjc5MDkxY2QwOTY2MDIzYjg= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=OTI4ZTM2ZjVlMDRlZTcwZjc5MDkxY2QwOTY2MDIzYjg= Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:40:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ZDBiNTkyNTJhZDBjNmE3NmIzYmE2MDNlZTU2MDlhYjY= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ZDBiNTkyNTJhZDBjNmE3NmIzYmE2MDNlZTU2MDlhYjY= Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:15:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NjliNjdjNTE3MzhhMDhlZWM1NDczYWZlNDc4ZDM4NjQ= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NjliNjdjNTE3MzhhMDhlZWM1NDczYWZlNDc4ZDM4NjQ= Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:35:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-06.html Monthly NRO diary: Losing Mum and Pup ... Book report ... Iran's election ... Golden lads and girls all must ... Partying with economists ... Germanophile Corner ... Give us our drugs! ... Grumbledon ... The role of pure reason in human affairs ... Better dead than rude ... Lonely little petunia ... Pat's no monkey ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-06.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:35:00 EST NRO diaries http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/beiden.html Human relations, Viennese style. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/beiden.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:20:00 EST Readings http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NGI4YjI4MTcxY2E4Yzk5M2IxODgwYWI5ZTEyNmFjZDQ= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NGI4YjI4MTcxY2E4Yzk5M2IxODgwYWI5ZTEyNmFjZDQ= Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:55:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/jollycompany.html Rupert Brooke talks to the stars. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/jollycompany.html Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:40:00 EST Readings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/slimcunninghands.html Walter de la Mare carves a tombstone. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/slimcunninghands.html Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:40:00 EST Readings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/080.html We Landed on the Moon 40 Years Ago. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/080.html Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:25:00 EST Straggler columns http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ZGRhZDFhOTZjNmViMjQwMDVmMzVlMmI2NzhlNmJkMmU= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ZGRhZDFhOTZjNmViMjQwMDVmMzVlMmI2NzhlNmJkMmU= Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:10:00 EST Radio Derb http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTk3ZGQxMDFiZmEyNzVjODExY2UxZjJjOTY5ZjU4NWU= That fizzing and popping you hear is my blood boiling as I read this article in a back issue (June 6) of our local rag, Long Island Newsday. As [New York] state officials struggle to close gaping holes in the budget and deal with skyrocketing retirement costs, records show that at least 1,325 retirees collect six-figure pensions from the state -- and nearly one-half of them are from Long Island.... http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTk3ZGQxMDFiZmEyNzVjODExY2UxZjJjOTY5ZjU4NWU= Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:48:00 EST Bloggings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/USPolitics/shuttlegone.html Goodbye and good riddance to the Space Shuttle. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/USPolitics/shuttlegone.html Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:45:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/China/needham.html Review of The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/China/needham.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:00:00 EST Reviews http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NDJlNDQ5ZWUwOGRmMWM0YzBmZjJiMTJkNGNmZmFkYjI= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NDJlNDQ5ZWUwOGRmMWM0YzBmZjJiMTJkNGNmZmFkYjI= Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:10:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-05.html Monthly NRO diary: Parallels ... Swan of Avon ... WordStar ... Beginning of wisdom ... Blurbs ... and permissions ... Literary extracts ... When curs attack ... Classical Corner ... Fred Reed peaks ... Personality Parade ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-05.html Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:10:00 EST NRO diaries http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NTA0NmU2MTk3ZThkMTgwMjU1MzkyYmVkYjM2NzY4YWU= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NTA0NmU2MTk3ZThkMTgwMjU1MzkyYmVkYjM2NzY4YWU= Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:00:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/valediction.html John Donne says goodbye. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/valediction.html Sun, 31 May 2009 22:00:00 EST Readings http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NTkxMjZlMGVlN2QxMDc0MjJlZWRmNzEzYjIzNDBkMzQ= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NTkxMjZlMGVlN2QxMDc0MjJlZWRmNzEzYjIzNDBkMzQ= Fri, 29 May 2009 14:00:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/079.html Confessions of a papyrast. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/079.html Thu, 28 May 2009 08:40:00 EST Straggler columns http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/China/poorlymade.html Review of Poorly Made in China by Paul Midler. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/China/poorlymade.html Thu, 28 May 2009 08:30:00 EST Reviews http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NWUyYWRhMGU3ZjMyYWU3YTNkNzYxN2Y4OGQyNzI5MDc= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NWUyYWRhMGU3ZjMyYWU3YTNkNzYxN2Y4OGQyNzI5MDc= Fri, 22 May 2009 14:10:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/owesternwind.html Short poem by an anonymous early-Tudor poet. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/owesternwind.html Sat, 16 May 2009 19:30:00 EST Readings http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=M2U3N2M3NDEyOTYzMzNjYzU5ODYyMjk0NDYyNjZiMTg= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=M2U3N2M3NDEyOTYzMzNjYzU5ODYyMjk0NDYyNjZiMTg= Fri, 15 May 2009 12:10:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NWExNWJkZDg5NjdiMzkzODExYTRkZDY3NDA3OTMxY2I= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NWExNWJkZDg5NjdiMzkzODExYTRkZDY3NDA3OTMxY2I= Fri, 08 May 2009 13:55:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/2cultures.html C.P. Snow's Two Cultures lecture, 50 years on. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/2cultures.html Thu, 07 May 2009 17:20:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-04.html Monthly NRO diary: Sotomayor's tribal allegiance ... Can the protocols survive? ... Appeasers vs. Confronters ... Gentleman and scholar ... Homogamy ... Burglary ... Spelling Bee ... Cyberwars ... Dr. Malthus, Call Your Office ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-04.html Tue, 05 May 2009 21:20:00 EST NRO diaries http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MWNlOTliMzhlZWQyNjE4MzU5ODliOTFkYzViODdhNjQ= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MWNlOTliMzhlZWQyNjE4MzU5ODliOTFkYzViODdhNjQ= Mon, 04 May 2009 13:25:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MmU1MDEwYjU0N2FjYjc3NjMxZGE4ZTI1ZTQ2OTNiNzM= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MmU1MDEwYjU0N2FjYjc3NjMxZGE4ZTI1ZTQ2OTNiNzM= Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:25:00 EST Radio Derb http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YjIwZTAwODBjNjZmNzRlMWViMDYwOTEwZDZhOWIyZWI= The New Haven firefighters claim anti-white discrimination. http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YjIwZTAwODBjNjZmNzRlMWViMDYwOTEwZDZhOWIyZWI= Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:20:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/078.html One of the leading darks. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/078.html Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:20:00 EST Straggler columns http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZDM0YzZkNzMxZjRiZmI2MWY4ZmY2OTY3YmQxN2MzNDg= Illegal immigrants from Mexico and Central America, unable to find work, are camping out in the woods in Long Island's super-tony East End, reports the New York Post. http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZDM0YzZkNzMxZjRiZmI2MWY4ZmY2OTY3YmQxN2MzNDg= Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:55:00 EST Bloggings http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ODYxZTNiMTZiNjM1MDBlOWQwZDM3MDY5ZmQ4NjUzMzA= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ODYxZTNiMTZiNjM1MDBlOWQwZDM3MDY5ZmQ4NjUzMzA= Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:50:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MmFiOTJjM2Q5YjRkZWQwZTNmMDZiNmEwMGJiNGI4NGU= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MmFiOTJjM2Q5YjRkZWQwZTNmMDZiNmEwMGJiNGI4NGU= Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:40:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=N2ZmMTBkYjc5NGNlZTc1NTBiYTlmNWI5ZDkwMDg2YzE= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=N2ZmMTBkYjc5NGNlZTc1NTBiYTlmNWI5ZDkwMDg2YzE= Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:30:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-03.html Monthly NRO diary: Out like a lamb ... Tax season ... The zeitgeist sitcom ... Slime mold ... Abominable words ... I Saw the World End ... Simplify! Simplify! ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-03.html Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:20:00 EST NRO diaries http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OTA4MWM2NzQ5ZjdiOWRiNzM0ODI1NTgyN2EzMTUwZTM= Nadler had posted some open-borders and amnesty arguments. Here I tried to rebut them. http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OTA4MWM2NzQ5ZjdiOWRiNzM0ODI1NTgyN2EzMTUwZTM= Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:10:00 EST Bloggings http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NjBmMjliMTJmNGUyOGVhNWRiNDA2OTQzMzU5MGYzNTk=&w=MA== Which is science's more dangerous enemy: Christian fundamentalism or political correctness? http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NjBmMjliMTJmNGUyOGVhNWRiNDA2OTQzMzU5MGYzNTk=&w=MA== Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:20:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/077.html The pheasant that got away. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/077.html Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:00:00 EST Straggler columns http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YjQ5M2FhNTE3YjZiYzNiZmNkYmQ0MWQzZTIwNGM5MWU= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YjQ5M2FhNTE3YjZiYzNiZmNkYmQ0MWQzZTIwNGM5MWU= Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/the_troubles_continue/ Review of Watching the Door by Kevin Myers. http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/the_troubles_continue/ Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:20:00 EST Reviews http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Nzk1YzZiMzU3YjMwZDE4ZDc5MmFlMjVhN2NlMDc2Mjc= A wasted century? http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Nzk1YzZiMzU3YjMwZDE4ZDc5MmFlMjVhN2NlMDc2Mjc= Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:10:00 EST Commentary http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ODU0ZTc0Y2Y4NzMwYTYxZTY2NTQ3ZDkxYmNhODI2NjI= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ODU0ZTc0Y2Y4NzMwYTYxZTY2NTQ3ZDkxYmNhODI2NjI= Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.takimag.com/site/article/sailer-ism/ Steve Sailer and Sailerism. http://www.takimag.com/site/article/sailer-ism/ Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:10:00 EST Commentary http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MzExODliYmMwNjlkYjk0Zjk5ZTYwMWE5MjNjZTM1ZWU= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MzExODliYmMwNjlkYjk0Zjk5ZTYwMWE5MjNjZTM1ZWU= Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:20:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-02.html Monthly NRO diary: Is capitalism finished? ... Wild apostrophes ... Ty'Sheoma's school ... Tibet lock-down ... Facebook, for what? ... What's in a name? ... Holder's "Nation of cowards" ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-02.html Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:10:00 EST NRO diaries http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/China/maopoems.html Review of The Poems of Mao Zedong. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/China/maopoems.html Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST Reviews http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NmM3ZmYxODdkNmI4YzI2Y2YyNjhmMzg0MzBhNTA5NjM= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NmM3ZmYxODdkNmI4YzI2Y2YyNjhmMzg0MzBhNTA5NjM= Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:35:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/woshijiaoyang.html A poem by Mao Tse-tung. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/woshijiaoyang.html Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:30:00 EST Readings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/radio.html The problem with conservative talk radio. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/radio.html Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:20:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/076.html From beneath the sign of Saturn. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/076.html Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:10:00 EST Straggler columns http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/psalm23.html With a little bit of Crimond added. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/psalm23.html Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:00:00 EST Readings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/grayselegy.html Poem by Thomas Gray. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/grayselegy.html Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:00:00 EST Readings http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MjkxY2ZhYWE3YzczOTlmMjYxOWVjNDAyOGFkYjk0NDE= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MjkxY2ZhYWE3YzczOTlmMjYxOWVjNDAyOGFkYjk0NDE= Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:20:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MmI0NzQwMGQ1YTEzZmU3MWJlZmQwNzMxYmY2MDUxMWY= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MmI0NzQwMGQ1YTEzZmU3MWJlZmQwNzMxYmY2MDUxMWY= Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:00:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/lovelovelove.html The back-to-the-future theory of mating. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/lovelovelove.html Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:55:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/atnight.html Poem by Frances Cornford. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/atnight.html Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:40:00 EST Readings http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MmM5MWZhNDU5ZWQ5Nzk0NzI0NmFhNzFhMjVlMTFhNDg= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MmM5MWZhNDU5ZWQ5Nzk0NzI0NmFhNzFhMjVlMTFhNDg= Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-01.html Monthly NRO diary: Peter Schiff, investing, and the I Ching ... Sauve qui peut ... A wealth-eater administration ... Inauguration circus ... Crisis in Japan ... Teen thugs ... First Trentonian of 2009 ... The apostrophe iceberg ... Lady Luck ... PC Magazine goes digital ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2009-01.html Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST NRO diaries http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/russian.html Fellowship on the literary fringes. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/russian.html Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:40:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/075.html The occult is still with us. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/075.html Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:00:00 EST Straggler columns http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MjVjOTIzZWFiZDQ2ZmI0MDdjZmU2MGMwNmU1NmIxMDk= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MjVjOTIzZWFiZDQ2ZmI0MDdjZmU2MGMwNmU1NmIxMDk= Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:30:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ODY0NTkwM2U5MTliMjkxYmUwNWJlMTQ4MDFiMzU5OWI= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ODY0NTkwM2U5MTliMjkxYmUwNWJlMTQ4MDFiMzU5OWI= Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:20:00 EST Radio Derb http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MTFjMWQzOTA1NTA4OWY1N2ViNTNiNDA0OGI2NzI1Yjc= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=MTFjMWQzOTA1NTA4OWY1N2ViNTNiNDA0OGI2NzI1Yjc= Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/italian.html Goodbye to AP Italian. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/italian.html Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST Commentary http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YjkxYjRhY2M3Y2JjNzNkMTg5M2QwZjZhYWQyYmQ4ZGE= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YjkxYjRhY2M3Y2JjNzNkMTg5M2QwZjZhYWQyYmQ4ZGE= Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2008-12.html Monthly NRO diary: Radio Derb transcripts ... Elizabeth Alexander ... Too much poetry ... Azores ... Hero of the crash ... Are old people wise? ... Kings of the deal ... Harold Pinter, R.i.P. ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2008-12.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST NRO diaries http://newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Make-way-for-bio-aesthetics-3989 Review of Denis Dutton's THE ART INSTINCT. http://newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Make-way-for-bio-aesthetics-3989 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:05:00 EST Reviews http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=Mjk5MmQ2YWU5ZjUxN2EwZTk0MDg4NWE4ZWRhYWY2MjA= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=Mjk5MmQ2YWU5ZjUxN2EwZTk0MDg4NWE4ZWRhYWY2MjA= Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/074.html We need some H.L. Mencken. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/074.html Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:00:00 EST Straggler columns http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/liqingzhao1.html First of two poems by Li Qingzhao. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/liqingzhao1.html Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:20:00 EST Readings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/liqingzhao2.html Second of two poems by Li Qingzhao. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/liqingzhao2.html Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:10:00 EST Readings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/USPolitics/paradiselost.html For conservatives, paradise is well and truly lost. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/USPolitics/paradiselost.html Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:30:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/doverbeach.html Matthew Arnold's famous poem. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/doverbeach.html Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST Readings http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ODkwODk2MzE1NjRjYjZmY2I2ZWM5ZWRjYTgxZGM0MjQ= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=ODkwODk2MzE1NjRjYjZmY2I2ZWM5ZWRjYTgxZGM0MjQ= Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2008-11.html Monthly NRO diary: Perfectly content ... Party poopers ... A nice place, but ... Males not wanted ... A nation of pussies ... Onions, onions, onions ... America's Half-Blood Prince ... Fan mail ... North to Alaska ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2008-11.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:20:00 EST NRO diaries http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/HumanSciences/equality.html Biohistory and the Psychic Unity of Mankind http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/HumanSciences/equality.html Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:30:00 EST Commentary http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YWFiN2VlYmQzZGMxYzc1MDYxMDA3MWJhN2RiZWY5NDA= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=YWFiN2VlYmQzZGMxYzc1MDYxMDA3MWJhN2RiZWY5NDA= Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:56:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/jinguyuan.html A Chinese poem from the ninth century. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/jinguyuan.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:15:00 EST Readings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/cuntsketch.html A classic 1970s routine by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/cuntsketch.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:30:00 EST Readings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/fixedpoint.html A poem inspired by some classic mathematical results. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/fixedpoint.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:30:00 EST Readings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/USPolitics/autobailout.html or an auto industry bailout? http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/USPolitics/autobailout.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/spectra.html A poem by Anne Knish. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/spectra.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST Readings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/ongrowingold.html A poem by John Masefield. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/ongrowingold.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST Readings http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YzAxNDFmOGQzNThjMTc5NmM0MzcxY2JhZGE1ZDZjMzI= The little devil will be 100 years old next year. "The word was coined by the Danish geneticist Wilhelm Johanssen in 1909, to describe whatever it was that parents passed down to their offspring so that they developed the same traits ..." http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YzAxNDFmOGQzNThjMTc5NmM0MzcxY2JhZGE1ZDZjMzI= Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:30:00 EST Bloggings http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NzM0NTc1NjQ1MDQ3ZDk0NTk5Mjc2Y2JjZmVhNTI0NTI= Feedback from my speculations about the Pres-elect's IQ and Big Five personality metrics. http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NzM0NTc1NjQ1MDQ3ZDk0NTk5Mjc2Y2JjZmVhNTI0NTI= Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:15:00 EST Bloggings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/ovalianthearts.html A hymn for Remembrance Day. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/ovalianthearts.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST Readings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/julaften.html A poem by Sigbjorn Obstfelder. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/julaften.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:40:00 EST Readings http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTBhNjRiMDA4MDM3NTRiZGM4MTcyNjE4MDZjZjU0MDM= Unusual levels of rancor from the Obamarrhoids. http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTBhNjRiMDA4MDM3NTRiZGM4MTcyNjE4MDZjZjU0MDM= Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:25:00 EST Bloggings http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/lifegetsteejus.html Song by Carson Robison. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/lifegetsteejus.html Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:25:00 EST Readings http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NWVlOTEwYmYyM2NhYWUwODIwNWYxMDgxYmJhODI5NzI= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NWVlOTEwYmYyM2NhYWUwODIwNWYxMDgxYmJhODI5NzI= Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:56:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/orwell.html A poem by George Orwell. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Readings/orwell.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST Readings http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ODYwOTEyZTQyMzc2ZGMwYmEwMTRmN2VjN2I1YTE0M2E= And four radical ones to come. http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ODYwOTEyZTQyMzc2ZGMwYmEwMTRmN2VjN2I1YTE0M2E= Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/Considerations/johnson_t.html Review of two new books on Samuel Johnson. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/Considerations/johnson_t.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:35:00 EST Reviews http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2008-10.html Monthly NRO diary: Rubble Doesn't Make Trouble (Cont.) ... Sovietization of the intelligentsia ... Just gets worse ... Election fatigue ... Career advice ... Happy Consumer Experience ... Thoughtcrime ... Hourly rate ... The new sweatshops ... Grow your own food ... Creationist mind ... Math corner http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2008-10.html Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:45:00 EST NRO diaries http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NzVmMTkwNjA0ZGQ1NDJlM2M1YzNkM2QzYzk3YjY2NTA= Audio commentary on the past week's events. http://radio.nationalreview.com/radioderb/post/?q=NzVmMTkwNjA0ZGQ1NDJlM2M1YzNkM2QzYzk3YjY2NTA= Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:41:00 EST Radio Derb http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/History/islam.html Review of 2 books on early Islamic history. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/History/islam.html Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:50:00 EST Reviews http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/Miscellaneous/stuffwhitepeoplelike.html Review of STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/Miscellaneous/stuffwhitepeoplelike.html Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:40:00 EST Reviews http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/072.html Life in the middle. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/072.html Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:30:00 EST Straggler columns http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Y2U5YTJiMzhjNDNhZTcwZGYyZjcyMzQyZWNmNjJjN2E= The threat to the human sciences from cultural Marxism. http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Y2U5YTJiMzhjNDNhZTcwZGYyZjcyMzQyZWNmNjJjN2E= Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:20:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/Considerations/hazlitt.html Review of HAZLITT IN LOVE. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/Considerations/hazlitt.html Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:10:00 EST Reviews http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MDQ1Y2UwZTM4MDY1NTljNTMzNTUyZTIwZmU4ZWM4NDM= Monthly NRO diary. http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MDQ1Y2UwZTM4MDY1NTljNTMzNTUyZTIwZmU4ZWM4NDM= Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:00:00 EST NRO diaries http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/071.html Playing the slots at Atlantic City. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/071.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:00:00 EST Straggler columns http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/Math/numerati.html Review of Stephen Baker's The Numerati. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/Math/numerati.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EST Reviews http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/USPolitics/usaid.html Commentary on Cindy McCain's speech at the GOP convention. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/USPolitics/usaid.html Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/HumanSciences/singularity.html Experts have a conference on The Singularity. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/HumanSciences/singularity.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2008-08.html Month-end wrap-up http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2008-08.html Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EST NRO diaries http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/070.html Libraries and their discontents. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/070.html Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EST Straggler columns http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/USPolitics/conventions.html Two terrible candidates. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/USPolitics/conventions.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/China/chineseshadows.html Those little pork pies. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/China/chineseshadows.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/China/islandofstability.html Will they fall off it? http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/China/islandofstability.html Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/China/sport.html Review of Xu Guoqi's OLYMPIC DREAMS http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/China/sport.html Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST Reviews http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/069.html The past is full of noises. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Straggler/069.html Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST Straggler columns http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2008-07.html Month-end wrap-up. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2008-07.html Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST NRO diaries http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/talkingtoplumber.html Living with a cognitive elite. http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Culture/talkingtoplumber.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST Commentary http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2008-06.html Month-end wrap-up http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Opinions/Diaries/2008-06.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST NRO diaries http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/Math/faust.html Review of Gino Segre's book FAUST IN COPENHAGEN http://www.johnderbyshire.com/Reviews/Math/faust.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST Reviews