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The Long View 2005-10-16: Rather, Miers, Benedict, O'Brien

Pope Benedict didn't get enough credit for the alarming things he said that went over everyone's heads. Rather, Miers, Benedict, O'Brien Regarding the Dan Rather scandal involving the fake Air National Guard memos, readers will recall that it was not so much the discovery

How to turn a Vintage Zenith Radio Cabinet into a Lighted Bar Part 5: Door and Electronics

Hanging the Door The original plan for hanging the door was to use a piano hinge. This seemed like a good idea at the time, but I had a heck of a time getting the swing of the door right. I think I ended up getting a couple of holes

The Long View 2005-10-11: The Times and the Endtimes

Rumors of the demise of the New York Times are greatly exaggerated. Much like Harvard, they are on top, and will do whatever it takes to stay on top. The Times and the Endtimes Even the worst projects can be defended. I suppose, for instance, that the decision by the

How to turn a Vintage Zenith Radio Cabinet into a Lighted Bar Part 4: Refinishing

Refinishing This is a guest post written by my wife. She is far better than me at detail work, so here is her account. Painting the Inside I started the refinishing work by painting the inside of the cabinet. Because the wood on the interior of the cabinet was never

A Man Called Ove Book Review

by Fredrik Backman Washington Square Press, 2015 337 pages ISBN 978-1476738024 This is a funny, funny book. I cannot remember laughing out loud quite so much, quite so often, with any other book I've read recently. Ove's responses to the ordinary annoyances of life are purely

The Long View 2005-10-07: Unintended Consequences

Worrying about the next pandemic is probably at least as important as worrying about rogue AI. It happens that I do both. Unintended Consequences Ann Coulter used Harriet Miers most cruelly in her column of October 6. Of all her high language, Coulter's characterization of the nominee to

The Long View: The West's Last Chance

In the years immediately after 9/11, ideas like the ones advanced by Tony Blankley in the the book under review were widely discussed. However, over time, people gradually lost interest in this kind of thing. I find this fascinating. Some of the things Blankley advocated, such as a surveillance