Nick Armstrong, Gardner Esq.
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Inhortus Reus
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Today’s front page of The National, a Scottish newspaper.
July 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Today’s front page of The National, a Scottish newspaper.
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The rise of people like Lander and Walz, whose ideologies don't exactly match mine but have the exact right combination of "love thy neighbor" and "fuck you, asshole" attitudes, is massive positive for people who care about left of center politics
June 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The rise of people like Lander and Walz, whose ideologies don't exactly match mine but have the exact right combination of "love thy neighbor" and "fuck you, asshole" attitudes, is massive positive for people who care about left of center politics
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According to a 2021 report, the University of California system:
• generated $82B in economic activity in California
• supported 529K jobs in the state
• generated $21 in economic output for every $1 received
Public divestment from higher ed makes no sense, even in the narrowest economic terms.
• generated $82B in economic activity in California
• supported 529K jobs in the state
• generated $21 in economic output for every $1 received
Public divestment from higher ed makes no sense, even in the narrowest economic terms.
There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
A must read
May 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
According to a 2021 report, the University of California system:
• generated $82B in economic activity in California
• supported 529K jobs in the state
• generated $21 in economic output for every $1 received
Public divestment from higher ed makes no sense, even in the narrowest economic terms.
• generated $82B in economic activity in California
• supported 529K jobs in the state
• generated $21 in economic output for every $1 received
Public divestment from higher ed makes no sense, even in the narrowest economic terms.
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Can't slam "repost" on this hard enough
"The left went too far" in contemporary U.S. politics is almost always a lie and a very convenient way to rationalize moral failure. For example, "MeToo went too far" replaces "I do not care about sexual violence or its victims and I don't want to have to even feel bad about that"
April 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Can't slam "repost" on this hard enough
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a sullen white surf beat against its steep sides; then all collapsed
April 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
a sullen white surf beat against its steep sides; then all collapsed
I really enjoyed Wolf Hall: the mirror and the light, but I was disappointed that the ending deviated from Mantel’s novel. She bookended the novel with Cromwell’s abusive father yelling at him, “get up!”. In the novel and the show this was the essence of Cromwell, always getting up.
March 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I really enjoyed Wolf Hall: the mirror and the light, but I was disappointed that the ending deviated from Mantel’s novel. She bookended the novel with Cromwell’s abusive father yelling at him, “get up!”. In the novel and the show this was the essence of Cromwell, always getting up.
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They are only "Attack Plans" unless they're from the "War Plans" region of France.
This is REALLY the lame-ass defense they are going with? They were “attack plans” not “war plans”?
March 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
They are only "Attack Plans" unless they're from the "War Plans" region of France.
GUEST POST: We Are Professors at Columbia. Here is How We Would Respond.
open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
GUEST POST: We Are Professors at Columbia. Here is How We Would Respond.
Five Columbia University political scientists offer their unofficial response to the Trump administration's demands on their university.
open.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
GUEST POST: We Are Professors at Columbia. Here is How We Would Respond.
open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
Douthat’s opinion piece sets such a low bar for our foreign policy that Trump was able to clear it while gleefully stomping on Zelensky and, quite probably, ensuring Ukraine’s destruction. US support of democracy is not “pretense” it is principle, even when that principle is only aspirational.
March 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Douthat’s opinion piece sets such a low bar for our foreign policy that Trump was able to clear it while gleefully stomping on Zelensky and, quite probably, ensuring Ukraine’s destruction. US support of democracy is not “pretense” it is principle, even when that principle is only aspirational.
My brother’s house on the Isle of Skye.
March 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My brother’s house on the Isle of Skye.
When drafting a post or reply do other people do a quick search to make sure that they are using a stock phrase correctly even when they have been using that phrase at least once a day for thirty years? I’ve been lucky so far but I know I’ve got some shame coming.
February 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
When drafting a post or reply do other people do a quick search to make sure that they are using a stock phrase correctly even when they have been using that phrase at least once a day for thirty years? I’ve been lucky so far but I know I’ve got some shame coming.
Wonderful trip to Ecuador. Great flowers and people, my preference for flowers aside.
February 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Wonderful trip to Ecuador. Great flowers and people, my preference for flowers aside.
Can’t wait for spring. Fox pups on the course last year.
January 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Can’t wait for spring. Fox pups on the course last year.
Dwarf fountain grass and espalier apple trees.
January 25, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Dwarf fountain grass and espalier apple trees.
No matter your circumstances of birth, if you are a US citizen and are entitled to all the benefits and bound by all the responsibilities that fortuitous event entails. That is a bedrock principle on which our country was built. We have entered a dark chapter in US history.
January 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
No matter your circumstances of birth, if you are a US citizen and are entitled to all the benefits and bound by all the responsibilities that fortuitous event entails. That is a bedrock principle on which our country was built. We have entered a dark chapter in US history.
Moss Garden
January 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Moss Garden
A simple perennial garden design for the golf club where I am the gardener.
January 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A simple perennial garden design for the golf club where I am the gardener.