“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

Domain Query: To become a bankster…

Jonny H. is weighing up the opportunities and the costs of a career in investment banking versus a career as an actuary: I am currently debating between becoming an actuary and an investment banker. The earnings ceiling as an investment banker is much higher (though...

The Deep Introvert’s Burden

Here at DR I’ve posted before on the nature of the game for a deep introvert. I do this both as a way to help others find their way into the game and to build my own game, such as it is. It never ceases to amaze me just how poorly understood introverts tend...

Why I am a Libertarian

The Pointless Divide Danger & Play posted a brief but very good take on why he is neither a liberal nor a conservative: Big Government: Liberals say, “We need a strong social services program since I am afraid of losing my job and being unable to support myself.”...

Asians and Freedom

Normally, I delete anonymous comments out of hand. I do make exceptions once in a while- and let me reiterate, once more, that I do NOT want anonymous commentary on this blog. If you have something to say, do so under a name to which I can respond. I don’t care...

What Freedom?!

Courtesy of Bill Powell (and if you’re not regularly reading his blog, you bloody well should be), here is a video that shows you just how far gone this country truly is: Watching just part of this video brought to mind a list of accusations against an old...

Revolution Calling

Normally I would have posted some sort of weekend link list, to promote the good works of other bloggers, but the fact is that last week was insanely busy, and I’ve spent the weekend basically resting and catching up on my HALO. Not exactly a...

The Welfare State and Islam

The reality of Islam is that it is a political ideology first and a religion second. When you remove the political component of Islam, and de-fang its core ideology of expansion through warfare, Islam becomes pretty much harmless, exactly as Islamophile and...

An Idiot Pokes a Bear with a Stick…

Hilarity ensues: First, note that he refers to the situation as a “problem”.  This is directly contrary to the stance he has publicly been taking until now, which was the unconvincing pretense that he was enjoying the conflict.  This is good, in...

When One Door Closes, Another One Opens

Every one of us has taken a severe kick in the teeth at one point or another in our lives. Some of us get kicked several times, in a row, without reprieve. What defines you as a man of worth is how you deal with the abuse that life dishes out to you. A man who finds...

Women in combat- how can this possibly go wrong???

Now if this were ancient Sparta, and the Persians were at the gates of the city, this sort of thing might not be a bad idea. Then again, the difference is that Sparta’s women actually had some idea which end of a spear to use in combat. This, on the other hand,...