I AM the milishy, all by my lonesome. Yeehah!

Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers do not pay for themselves. So why not tax estates? The money has to come from somewhere, so why not from the dead? (more…)

In a chapter called Knights and Squires, right after a chapter where Ishmael defended the dignity of whaling on the grounds that whale oil is used to anoint the kings of England, Melville has Ishmael praise democracy and equality. Ironic, no? (more…)

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“Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hopes.”

–Moby Dick, ch. 7. Discuss. (more…)

On the bright side, my Aunt Agatha will not make it either.

Go join the Mormon Battallion patriotic Choir. Honor your past and your country.

Mr. Baruch Spinoza did not define monotheism that way, sir. I have always found him to be a reliable guide in these matters, sir. Thank you, sir.