WILLIAM BENNETT'S GAMBLING
Will William Bennett's (author of the Book of Virtues, former education and drug czar) gambling make him persona non grata on James Dobson's Focus on the Family radio show? The Washington Monthly is reporting his total losses to be more than $8 million. Link to NY Times article

Mr Bennett says that gambling helps him to relax. I can understand that. I can even understand how people might occasionally drop a few dollars into a machine for fun (not a lot more expensive than going to a movie) -- but $8 million! That sounds like an expensive (non-virtuous) way to relax -- even if you can afford it. Just because you can afford to spend money that way doesn't mean that you should. If he's interested I'm willing to teach him about how to relax while gardening or riding a bike. And I won't charge him a penny.