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Inspired by an Arnold Kling post, I’ve been thinking that we Jews, especially those who consider ourselves Progressives, have been way too hard on Pharaoh in our recounting of the Passover story. Consider Pharaoh’s achievements: (1) Green jobs: The Hebrews built the cities of Pithom and Ramses while emitting no greenhouse gases beyond their own […]

Above the Law comments, apropos the prostitution advertising case, “If you need advertisements to help point you in the direction of prostitutes in a state where prostitution is legal, then something is wrong with your wang.” And this reminds me of one of my favorite jokes. A man is on his first visit to Boston, […]

with thanks to Language Log for the pointer:

From Prof. Mark Liberman (Language Log), attributing this to Columbia philosophy professor Sidney Morgenbesser: Morgenbesser was leaving a subway station in New York City and put his pipe in his mouth as he was ascending the steps. A police officer told him that there was no smoking on the subway. Morgenbesser pointed out that he […]

From the AP (thanks to BNA’s Internet Law News for the pointer): The law firm representing a Santa Barbara company that sued China for allegedly pirating its Internet content filtering software says it has been the target of cyber attacks from within China. Los Angeles-based Gipson Hoffman & Pancione says its attorneys received emails starting […]

John Podhoretz via Facebook: “Obama pardoned the presidential turkey today. That was appropriate. I don’t think, however, that he should have bowed to the turkey.”

The following email header appeared in my inbox, courtesy of Skymall.com: Save 20% On Our Infamous Travel Pillow and Much More

I predict that, every time I or another VC blogger posts with closed comments on a subject that Orin finds interesting, he will post something short with open comments soon thereafter. We will see how this prediction holds in the future.

The L.A. Parks Department offers an after-school day care program that provides a “neutering fun and safe environment.”