Posted by Jay Livingston
Many years ago, I saw Penn and Teller’s off-Broadway show in a small theater on West 43rd St. Before his fire-eating routine, Penn explained that it wasn’t a trick. It was more of a skill. The performer really is putting a flaming torch in his mouth, and if he lets his mouth get at all dry, he can get burnt. It happens. It hurts. “So the next time you see someone eating fire” Penn said, “the question to ask is not how. It’s why.
The same might be said for keeping a blog going for a decade. Ten years, 1572 posts. My answer to Penn’s question is the answer Teller, if asked, would give on stage. But I will follow my custom of culling a handful of posts that I liked from the last year.
- A 30-second video epitomizes several elements of the Southern culture of honor. Honor and Politics at the RNC
- If you think Instagram selfies and complimentary comments are signs of narcissistic youth, think again. The Presentation of Selfies in Everyday High School
- Is the demonstration violent? Perceptions shaped by ideology. Political Ideas, Political Tactics
- Attirubtion theory in action. A classroom exercise works. Who’s Smarter?
- When Prophecy Fails for a young, Black, gay Trump supporter. A Dream Disconfirmed
- The old canard that our poor are really well off. Back to the Future
- Things are terrible in general, but here, everything’s OK. The Elsewhere Effect
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