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Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EST Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:15:00 EST Commentary Reviews NRO diaries Straggler columns Radio Derb Readings Bloggings 144 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://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NmQ2NjA3MzRiZWY5ZDg2YWQxZTBhODMwN2ZiZTY0MjM=&w=MA== 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://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NmQ2NjA3MzRiZWY5ZDg2YWQxZTBhODMwN2ZiZTY0MjM=&w=MA== 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