"I believe I'll have another drink"

Pandagon has some good thoughts on accept vs. believe. I use "believe" as a weak word for areas where we don't know, now or ever. I believe the Yankees will win the 2011 pennant. I believe materialist reductionism is inadequate to explain you and me. On the other hand, I accept evolution and global warming, rather than merely believing in them.

Don't Douthat

Douthat's primary audience is composed of rocks, lamps, and other inanimate objects, because his garbage arguments don't pass even the most cursory scrutiny by sentient beings.

Shakesville takes apart the latest excretion from the current occupant of The New York Times' "Stupider than Brooks" slot.

Stop the war

John McWhorter has a radical suggestion for improving the condition of blacks in America.

Clenching the jerid

Around Linden, the wan glitter of starlight lay like immanence on the friable crust.

Ansible has the latest entries in the Stephen Donaldson Parody Contest.

Uh-oh

Goldman Sachs and Facebook are joining forces. I cannot at the moment see how they can be more evil jointly than severally, but I View With Alarm.