A Public Service Announcement from Paul Krugman

A Public Service Announcement from Paul Krugman: Please do not board up or tape your windows. We need Hurricane Irene to break as many as possible, to stimulate the economy.

Conan O'brien: Ron Paul is the Clear Winner

Great Freemasons: Hiram Bingham III (1875 - 1956)

"We cannot have confidence unless we have facts." Hiram Bingham III

(Hiram Lodge No. 1, Connecticut)

The Most Interesting God in the Multiverse

They said our wedding was unnatural...

Great Freemasons: Daniel Boone (1734 - 1820)

Situated, many hundred miles from our families in the howling wilderness, I believe few would have equally enjoyed the happiness we experienced. I often observed to my brother, You see now how little nature requires to be satisfied. Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things; And I firmly believe it requires but a little philosophy to make a man happy in whatsoever state he is. This consists in a full resignation to the will of Providence; and a resigned soul finds pleasure in a path strewed with briars and thorns. Daniel Boone, As quoted in "The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon; containing a Narrative of the Wars of Kentucke" in The Discovery, Settlement And present State of Kentucke (1784) by John Filson

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Great Freemasons: Rick Wakeman

(Rick is on the left)

"I always say that it's about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place." Rick Wakeman

Brother Rick Wakeman hails from Chelsea Lodge No. 3098.

Items in Heaven's Welcome Basket

Great Freemasons: Simón Bolívar (1783 - 1830)

"A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay; its free government is transformed into a tyranny; it disregards the principles which it should preserve, and finally degenerates into despotism. The distinguishing characteristic of small republics is stability: the character of large republics is mutability." Simón Bolívar