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Overnight Open Thread [03/06/2023]

If he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, sir, when he leaves our house let us count our spoons.

-- Samuel Johnson

Justice, I think, is the tolerable accommodation of the conflicting interests of society, and I don't believe there is any royal road to attain such accommodations concretely.

-- Learned Hand

Think'st thou that duty shall have dread to speak when power to flattery bows? To plainness honor's bound when majesty falls to folly.

-- William Shakespeare: King Lear, Act 1, scene 1,

There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men. The worst evils which mankind ever had to endure were inflicted by governments.

-- Ludwig von Mises

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Wouldn't that be nice! I am unaware of any other debt that cannot be discharged through bankruptcy. Even tax debt can be under certain circumstances. But the academic cartel is powerful and has managed to scam America over the last 50 years...ever since Griggs v. Duke Power Co. began to force corporate America to accept a college degree in lieu of actual intelligence and aptitude.

The problem now is that there is so much debt that is not held by the schools that discharging it through bankruptcy wouldn't hurt the universities that have defrauded their customers. The federal government holds most of it (92% according to the Chamber of Commerce), and the rest of it is private.

That needs to change, but the idea that the federal government would give up control is ludicrous. We are stuck.

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Lynn Anderson singing what her producer said was a "man's song." Rose Garden was recorded without any of the modern technological marvels that could make me sound like Luciano Pavarotti or George Harrison or Taylor Swift.

Pretty good voice anyway!

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Yeah...I like Arcade Fire. At least some of their stuff. And I am told by reliable sources that they put on a great show!

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Matt Walsh is partly correct in this very interesting video, but he blurs the line between punishment as accepted by Western Culture and punishment accepted by non-Western cultures. His rhetorical cleverness aside, I am not convinced that brutal corporal punishment is appropriate.

The Reason Why Singapore Is Beautiful

Regardless, it is an interesting video and worth a listen.

[Hat Tip: TC]

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Amy Winehouse. What a waste. Amazing talent...amazing voice...and smart enough to surround herself with good musicians. Here is Valerie, which is fun and upbeat (for her). You Know I'm No Good is less so, but still shows off her incredible voice. And here is Back To Black, maybe her most famous song.
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This guy is a loon, but his comedy can't quite hide a profound understanding of electricity.


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Remember those silly one-panel comics with little kids doing and saying cute or adorable or puzzling things? This is Family Circus with slightly different captions.

It might be wise to preview them before you share them with your kids...

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