De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bonum

Leonard Cohen was a first-rate poet who also wrote two enjoyable novels.

Look before You Leap

Good advice from one of the sanest people I know.

House of God

Scott Alexander reads a book about medical internship that’s more real than reality.

Act of defiance

Alex Acks, who used to have a different first name, is going to be as visibly, loudly queer as possible. I’m in favor.

Veterans Day

All honor to those who served; none to those who lied us into wars we had no business in.