Dear Reader (including all passengers on Spaceship Earth),

So, as often happens, a weasel crawls up your tailpipe (I mean of your car, sicko). It then gets caught in the doohickey connecting the thing to thing that goes mmmm-chicka. And now your car is busted. The mechanic says it will cost $5,000 to de-weasel your diesel engine.

But you don't have five grand lying around. So what do you do?

Obviously, you ask the mechanic how to raise $5,000. I mean, he's an expert on how to fix your car, he must also be an expert on how to pay for it. Right?

Of course not.

My point here — or at least my first point — is that expertise doesn't necessarily transfer over from one field to another.

A second point: Some problems cannot be undone simply by reversing the steps that led to the problem in the first place.

If someone stabs you in the chest with a metal spork (very difficult to find, by the way), you don't necessarily want to pull it out immediately. That could cause you to bleed out. You can't un-spill milk or un-spork your victim.

That ...

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Identifying the Problem Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (including all passengers on Spaceship Earth), So, as often happens, a weasel crawls up your tailpipe (I mean of your car, sicko). It then gets caught in the doohickey connecting the thing to thing that goes mmmm-chicka. And now your car is busted. The mechanic says it will cost $5,000 to de-weasel your diesel engine. But you don't have five grand lying around. So what do you do? Obviously, you ask the mechanic how to raise $5,000. I mean, he's an expert on how to fix your car, he must also be an expert on how to pay for it. Right? Of course not. My point here — or at least my first point — is that expertise doesn't necessarily transfer over from one field to another. A second point: Some problems cannot be undone simply by reversing the steps that led to the problem in the first place. If someone stabs you in the chest with a metal spork (very difficult to find, by the way), you don't necessarily want to pull it out immediately. That could cause you to bleed out. You can't un-spill milk or un-spork your victim. That ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Say No to Defense Cuts Jim Talent For both the GOP & Democrats, cutting defense is easier than raising taxes or reducing the growth rate of the entitlement programs. But it has devastated the armed forces. There's No Easy Fix for Climate Problem Mona Charen The climate-change problem should be addressed, but debates about the issue are complicated, multi-faceted, and suffer from limited knowledge. Prosecutors Recommend 'Substantial' Prison Term for Michael Cohen Jack Crowe Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen should serve a "substantial term of imprisonment" of roughly four years for lying to Congress, prosecutors wrote Friday. ADVERTISEMENT The Human Rights Declaration Turns 70 Sean Nelson To bring back its international credibility, the U.N. needs to refocus on the the basic rights of mankind outlined in the declaration. Nézet-Séguin Impresses in His Met Debut, with La Traviata Daniel Gelernter The genial maestro Nézet-Séguin is sensitive to his duty as a custodian of great things. The Met can look forward to wonderful years under his baton. The American Film Institute's Terrible Top Ten of 2018 Armond White The AFI Top 10 List of 2018 assumes the same values that are promoted in politically biased mainstream media; the list resembles an index for Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals. How the Founders Protected the Natural Right of Religious Liberty Vincent Phillip Muñoz Does the Constitution have built-in protections against violating the right to free exercise of religion? Or must exemptions be specifically spelled out? Virginia Teacher Fired after Refusing to Call Trans Student by Preferred Pronoun Mairead McArdle A Virginia high-school teacher was fired on Thursday after refusing to address a transgender student by the student's preferred pronoun. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 30% TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: December 7, 2018 Cartoons of the Day: December 6, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.