Oct 24 2009
Paul Rahe: Petty tyranny
In this post by Professor Paul Rahe, the gentleman Bill Buckley customarily referred to in his columns as the sainted junior senator from New York (i.e., his brother James) makes a surprise appearance. Ronald Reagan appointed the former Senator Buckley to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in 1985; he took senior status [...]
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Jun 7 2009
Not Your Father’s Playboy
Once upon a time, Playboy was an OK institution–remember the days when it featured contributions by people like Vladimir Nabokov and Alberto Vargas, not to mention Miss October. More recently, though, the magazine has fallen on hard times and is struggling to avoid de-listing and stay out of bankruptcy. Perhaps not coincidentally, its [...]
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