Monthly Archives: March 2023

Daylight Savings Time As A Characteristic Problem Of Our Age

Posted on March 13, 2023 by nathanalbright

There have been moves afoot recently on the state and national level to make Daylight Savings Time last all year round. This possibility, which would make areas effectively be a time zone ahead of where they would otherwise be, has … Continue reading →

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Nitology: March 12, 2023

Posted on March 12, 2023 by nathanalbright

We should have a good idea tonight (how late, it is not clear, depending on when it shows on ESNU) what the NIT bids for this year are. There were eleven teams who clinched an automatic bid to the NIT … Continue reading →

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A Visa By Any Other Name

Posted on March 11, 2023 by nathanalbright

It is unclear why governments in the contemporary era seem so intent on not calling things by name. At what point did it become too much to simply call a spade a spade, or a visa a visa? When one … Continue reading →

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What Counts As A Country Visited: Part Two

Posted on March 10, 2023 by nathanalbright

The first time I reflected on what counted as a country, I was sitting in an airport on Curacao with my mother and stepfather pondering on the nature of counting places that one visited like Aruba and Curacao that are … Continue reading →

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Unity And Division Without Limit

Posted on March 9, 2023 by nathanalbright

There is no nation, no matter how large, that does not have at least some desire to make itself larger through some form of union with others, and there is no community of people, no matter how small, that does … Continue reading →

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Here We Are Now, Entertain Us

Posted on March 8, 2023 by nathanalbright

Why is it that so many people who are technically in the entertainment industry forget what their job is? We take it for granted that entertainment is supposed to be entertaining, and that the various people who are paid to … Continue reading →

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The Authority Song

Posted on March 7, 2023 by nathanalbright

While I was having dinner tonight, I chatted with the bartender about a variety of matters, but especially about some of the enduring aspects of American culture. From time to time I have discussed my own family history, but despite … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Posted on March 7, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, by David E. Long I read this book mainly because a friend of mine happens to be a Saudi from the Eastern Provence and we were talking about a Saudi holiday a couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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Exploring The Three Joys

Posted on March 6, 2023 by nathanalbright

Yesterday I was chatting with some friends of mine at church, and the subject came around to the joy that my mother and I share at planning trips. I found, much to my amusement, that the other people I was … Continue reading →

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Can’t Take A Verdict

Posted on March 4, 2023 by nathanalbright

Over the last few weeks there has been a lengthy trial for two counts of murder that pitted a disgraced aristocratic South Carolina attorney against the bloviating forces of the state, with the result that the accused was convicted of … Continue reading →

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