Mere Comments: America's Man Problem

It links to a piece on comments made by... Bill Bennett. The paleos over at Chronicles have a rather low opinion of Mr. Bennett, who does not talk about the "woman problem." MRAs will have no time for his version of social conservatism if he does not think there is a woman problem.

Rhonda Vincent on WoodSongs

The video file for the WoodSongs episode featuring Rhonda Vincent and Gene Watson can be found here, once it becomes available.

Si Maman si

Some news about Marié Digby

digbyholics: Marié Digby signs with Star Records!

Paul Gottfried: The Multicultural Fixation


Hrm, Leo Strauss and the American Right: A Critical Appraisal will soon be published?

Tim Kennedy

"MMA Fighter and Special Operator"

Saw a feature on him in Black Belt Magazine. He was in the Army (first as a Ranger?) but is now in the NG over in Texas. I suppose he is happy with the modern army combatives program. Yes:



His fanpage on Facebook.
Total MMA
The MMA Corner





I suppose the following (and the others in the series) are meant to be humorous...


An interview.

Damian Thompson, Mapledurham: the Catholic country house that's still yielding up its secrets

website

Tim Kowal, The Role of the Prison Guards Union in California’s Troubled Prison System

Related:
The Green Wall
The True Story of California Prison Guard DJ Vodicka, Whistleblower
A High Price to Pay for Integrity; Interview with Donald J. Vodicka

CNN: 3 nuclear reactors melted down after quake, Japan confirms (via Vox Day)

Who says you can't trust the managerial state?

For fans of Nickel Creek

Thile and Daves

"Ca C'est Bon" by L'Angelus (live)

The Archdruid's latest, In the World After Abundance, called to mind some of the comments for this thread at The Spearhead, Still They Serve, which advocated nuclear energy. We all like our American way of life, the convenience and its easiness. Some would perpetuate it at all costs, dismissing the risks involved as negligible. Some men(?) have even criticized Angela Merkel's decision to move Germany away from nuclear energy as the typical decision-making of a woman, valuing security/safety more than anything else. I haven't done the risk analysis and I question the use of statistics in arguments, but even if safety/health is not the highest good for human beings, can we say that a life of convenience is worth the risk of something really bad happening?

How does the argument from safety against nuclear energy differ from the corresponding argument for gun control/prohibition? Does it follow from whether the fear is reasonable or not? Is inaction therefore justified? (We would then have to deal with the question of risk assessments. Oh, and the commensurability of goods.) Or is it because a gun is not always in use while a nuclear power plant is? The negative effects of nuclear power are always being contained while the plant is in operation. What can the nuclear power plant be protected against, and how many different things could happen to threaten it? Only one bad thing could happen with a gun, its being misused, so in comparison the number of safeguards that are needed for a gun are fewer.

Women are typically more cautious, while men are more willing to take risks.
Each "attitude" or inclination has its place, but one must consider the reasonableness of the inclination by the goods involved. It may be foolhardy to risk death for $50. But for $200 million, if it could help one's family and village?

I haven't really focused on this aspect of moral reasoning before...

WAVE

The ensemble's website. Forgot to blog about this in time--there was a performance today over at the chapel of St. Albert the Great Priory in Oakland. The group is raising money for the California missions.

While I believe less dependence upon automobiles is an important component of the transition to the post-carbon age, I can understand the appeal of being in control of a fast-moving machine -- the rush that one has when one is fully alert, avoiding bad drivers and navigating through traffic, is invigorating. Good driving does require attentiveness and smart driving requires planning, which is why one has little patience for those who are not considerate of other drivers, causing them to brake and slow down when they should instead be shifting over to the right lanes. "Gas isn't cheap, you know."

Avenging Southern Angels

Ree in Winter's Bone, Mattie in True Grit, Loretta on Justified...

I haven't seen Winter's Bone yet, and Ree isn't quite pursuing justice, but I thought I'd throw her character in here for the comparison because of Loretta. Strong girls -- not quite as absurd as Hanna or Kick-Ass. Strong, can-do Southern women -- are they necessarily examples of feminists? It depends on their attitude towards men and marriage roles. Mattie may be a prototypical feminist? "Like a fish needs a bicycle..."

General Orders No. 9

All in the name of "progress"... a documentary the Southern Agrarians would like?

Apple (via Twitch)

official site

Energy Bulletin: Live webchat with Kurt Cobb and Christine Patton (Peak Oil Hausfrau)

Tomorrow, Monday, June 6 at 11:00 AM PDT.

The Reality Detached American

(via CollapseNet)

I agree with the judgment, but the fear may be excessive...

Jimmy Moore: Top Low-Carb Diet Researchers Volek & Phinney Release ‘The Art And Science Of Low Carbohydrate Living’

CL posted this on her FB... Eh! Girl power in the Mainland.

Challenging Wesley Yang’s Paper Tigers

The June issue of KoreAm. Eugene Yi responds to Wesley Yang.

(A piece written by a woman at Slate.)

Following (and practicing?) identity politics can be fatiguing.

(Something I wrote.)

MSNBC: A day in the life of Pope Benedict XVI

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Diego Ortiz - Recercada I, II

From the weekend edition of Counterpunch: Mexico's Failed War on Drugs By MICHAEL McCAUGHAN
The Most Dangerous Country in the World?

Mgr Keith Newton talks to Ruth Gledhill

(via Ordinariate Portal)