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Going home again makes good sense

One of my parents’ friends told me a story a few years ago about moving home to Pittsburgh for what he expected to be a few months after graduate school before going to New York to start his life. But then an illness stalled him, and then he met his wife (who’d had big-city ideas, [...]

Posted 01 April 2009 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments (4) °

God is a vain ad wizard

I’ve noticed that “God” has leased some space on Washington metrobuses to run an ad that says, “Why believe? Because I created you and I love you, for goodness’ sake.” Humanist associations in the United States and Britain have been running ads using similar words for a few months (“Why believe in a god? Just [...]

Posted 04 March 2009 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments (2) °

Standing up for the deadbeats (?)

It’s fashionable these days to ridicule the ShamWow guy or scoff at the Snuggie. We roll our eyes at ads for payday lenders and companies offering cash for “broken or unwanted” precious metals. But where is the outcry against law firms that help apparently successful people avoid paying taxes they owe? Are there legitimate circumstances [...]

Posted 02 March 2009 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments (1) °