"Freedom means the capacity to know something about oneself, and the consequent practice or at least the desire to live according to limits imposed on oneself rather than by external powers. This appetite for freedom is not extinct, not even in today's world; but the present 'cultural' atmosphere provides something very different, indeed contrary to its proper nourishment."
John Lukas
Democracy and Populism
RIP Dave Parker, All Hail Bobby Bonilla Day
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Two Pittsburgh Pirates greats who I saw play in their prime were in the
news this week. One of them gave me a memorable baseball thrill, and the
other ...
2 weeks ago
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