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To further elaborate: I must have read and taught James Madison's Federalist 10 to students over a hundred times. Of course, Madison wrote the US Constitution. I spent countless hours explaining that, contrary to popular media, the foundation of the US was not based on anthropological egalitarianism, i.e. "equality." Rather it was grounded in property as the necessary practical consequence of cognitive hierarchy. "The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to a uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government. From the protection of different and unequal faculties of acquiring property, the possession of different degrees and kinds of property immediately results; and from the influence of these on the sentiments and views of the respective proprietors, ensues a division of the society into different interests and parties." A student asked me if I could "show" them what this meant. My response was that history shows it, but there isn't an image or series of images that communicates its truth if you don't understand the conceptual basis of its truth.

Concepts, boys, concepts. The concept is more important than the image.

Randy White.

Grant Hill says the best player he ever played against was Kobe, not Jordan.

Fat boy Luka and Grandpa LeBrick are out of favor with new owner Walter. Thank god. Can't let stupid Mavs fans and hype rule. Package both and get real title winning players. Gotta fire Pelinka find a real GM.

For the LeBrick lovers out there, like CJ. Looking at all time stats. Kareem has a higher career free throw percentage than LeBrick. That's a 7'2" gangly center who is a better all around shooter than a 6'8" forward. Skill matters.

Use to hear about this all the time. How Magic was the only player in the history of world versatile enough to play any position on the floor (1-5) and do it well enough to win a title while doing so. Now we have pencil goobers hammering us with analytics.

Lakers sold for $10 billion. Highest price in history. Reminds me of Magic being the only rookie to ever win Finals MVP. Only point guard to ever play center in the NBA Finals. 42 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists in game 6 clincher when he was 20. Convinced head coach Paul Westphal to start him at center in place of injured Kareem.

This goes way beyond sports. We're talking about tyranny on a historically grand scale. Have said that, I do intellectually admire a few Jesuit academic orders.

I'm indifferent to that. The only school I'd positively root for ND to beat is the criminal sooners.

Remember that the lowest ranked WR in last year's group, McCutcheon, is showing the most thus far. There's quite a bit of future talent on campus budgeted into the equation.

The "committed" part of this is more tenuous than ever. These kids are being promised millions by some schools that is very unlikely to ever be paid. When they start figuring that out, it will be interesting.