Rhyme Of The Day

McArdle weighs in on the health care "conscience laws" debate: I think pharmacists have a perfect right of conscience to refuse to...

Usually when I see 'abduction' I visualize  extraterrestrial kidnappings . Then I imagine  squeezing my legs together . Last but not...

I often doodle while listening to lectures.  My wife has taken this to mean that I am not paying attention. But now I am vindicated: Researc...

They had more water than usual at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, due to a bit of octopus sabotage: The female California two-spotted octopu...

Here the stands the Tin Man, in need of oil and a heart.  Behind him you can glimpse the yellow brick road. Tonight's live theater adven...

I was on my way to a meeting for work, but I did see people starting to gather at Daley Plaza for the Chicago Tea Party.  Here's a news ...

I wonder why  sales of Atlas Shrugged are way up ? The Economist reports: On January 13th the book’s ranking was 33, briefly besting Preside...

Courtesy of Stephen Hicks, here's  a peculiar essay  on The Fountainhead. I've been trying to make sense of it.  There's this: I...

I see we're going to have a discussion Saturday at my house about how to keep your emotions from hijacking your brain and disrupting you...

ABC News: President Obama spoke twice in the last 24 hours about the country's economy, and a jittery Wall Street responded both times w...

Last night I had a fun conversation with Quee Nelson, author of  The Slightest Philosophy .  She was worried I was missing the boat on one a...

We watched some of the Oscars last night - DVRing through the highlights. We're visiting with good friends from India, and they were ver...

In case you were concerned about government taking over private businesses: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he supports efforts of th...

MSNBC headline: Gloom persists despite audacious plans  Stimulus spending rivals the New Deal, but the bad news keeps coming This shouldn...

Remember Travis, the berserker chimp who had to be gunned down?  Well, the NY Daily News reports that his mother met a similar fate: Travis...

The Obama campaign owes Chicago some cash for hosting his giant victory bash. Chicago has yet to recoup the $1.74 million cost of President ...

Out the plane window, under the wing: A river makes its way like a snake.

You may not have followed the story about the pet chimp in Connecticut who mauled a woman. The chimp got outdoors and wouldn't come in. ...

I just read  Stick Fly  by Lydia Diamond, a play about an  elite  African American family getting together at their summer home in Martha...

The Alleged Adventures of Blenderman had its first Chicago performance tonight, and the audience loved it. It was put on by the talented en...