Isonomy guaranteed … equality, but not because all men were born or created equal, but, on the contrary, because men were by nature ... not equal, and needed an artificial institution, the polis, which by virtue of its νόμος would make them equal. --Arendt
Painful game last night. As the game has changed, it has become less fun but there is still some basic provincialism and occasional athleticism. And, of course, combat. But last night was an exceptionally bad display. The Steelers were cringeworthy. They were beaten in every aspect of the game and then bullied. On the other side, the Browns had not beaten the Steelers in years and this should have been a signature win. Instead it was a mugging. It was almost as if the Steelers could not defend themselves. Rudolph was awful but he had a lot of help. They could not run; after JuJu was knocked unconscious, there was no one to throw to. And the offensive line was totally over their heads with the Browns' defensive line. In the end, the Steelers were all hospitalized, the Browns incarcerated. The NFL has never looked worse.
The Mercedes is going to have to put down. Born in 1997.
New FBI data on hate crimes in 2018 reveal that there were more incidents of anti-religious hate crimes against Jews in the US last year than against all other religions combined, and Jews were 2.7 times more likely to be a victim of a hate crime than a Muslim-American.
The Picture
The Picture of Dorian Gray was written at the end of the 19th Century by Oscar Wilde, the only novel he ever wrote. It was a problem from the beginning, a Faustian story of sensuality, dissipation, and ruin that was always under attack from his publisher and the British censors.
In the story, a handsome young man sells his soul to the devil. The deal is that a beautiful picture of him will suffer the damages of his dissolute life but his personal, living appearance will remain unchanged. Over time the picture becomes distorted and ugly, a physical reflection of Dorian's soul.
In the end, Dorian attacks the picture with a knife but he himself suffers the mortal wound and, Shangri-La-like, instantly grows old and dies.
In our more civilized modern life, we do not attack our revealing, ugly selves with knives; we use impeachment.
Painful game last night. As the game has changed, it has become less fun but there is still some basic provincialism and occasional athleticism. And, of course, combat. But last night was an exceptionally bad display. The Steelers were cringeworthy. They were beaten in every aspect of the game and then bullied. On the other side, the Browns had not beaten the Steelers in years and this should have been a signature win. Instead it was a mugging. It was almost as if the Steelers could not defend themselves. Rudolph was awful but he had a lot of help. They could not run; after JuJu was knocked unconscious, there was no one to throw to. And the offensive line was totally over their heads with the Browns' defensive line. In the end, the Steelers were all hospitalized, the Browns incarcerated. The NFL has never looked worse.
The Mercedes is going to have to put down. Born in 1997.
New FBI data on hate crimes in 2018 reveal that there were more incidents of anti-religious hate crimes against Jews in the US last year than against all other religions combined, and Jews were 2.7 times more likely to be a victim of a hate crime than a Muslim-American.
After 16 months of debate, the Continental Congress, sitting in its temporary capital of York, Pennsylvania, agrees to adopt the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union on November 15, 1777. Not until March 1, 1781, would the last of the 13 states, Maryland, ratify the agreement. In 1777, Patriot leaders, stinging from British oppression, were reluctant to establish any form of government that might infringe on the right of individual states to govern their own affairs. The Articles of Confederation, then, provided for only a loose federation of American states.
The Picture
The Picture of Dorian Gray was written at the end of the 19th Century by Oscar Wilde, the only novel he ever wrote. It was a problem from the beginning, a Faustian story of sensuality, dissipation, and ruin that was always under attack from his publisher and the British censors.
In the story, a handsome young man sells his soul to the devil. The deal is that a beautiful picture of him will suffer the damages of his dissolute life but his personal, living appearance will remain unchanged. Over time the picture becomes distorted and ugly, a physical reflection of Dorian's soul.
In the end, Dorian attacks the picture with a knife but he himself suffers the mortal wound and, Shangri-La-like, instantly grows old and dies.
In our more civilized modern life, we do not attack our revealing, ugly selves with knives; we use impeachment.
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