San Francisco Considers Ban on Sale of All Pets, Including Fish , USA Today (Douglas Stanglin) Gay Marriage Supporters Target Amendment in Minnesota , The Washington Times (Patrick Condon and David Crary) New Monastics Share Community, Offer Hope , USA Today (Caty Hirst) Jury Finds Blagojevich . . . . Continue Reading »
While I agree with almost everything Alan Jacobs has to say on the topic of Internet anonymity, I want to specifically endorse this section : The problem is that over the years I have heard from many people who insist on anonymity in order to protect themselves from “reprisals” when in . . . . Continue Reading »
Back to war, and the “anti-war” stance. Part of the conclusion of Songbook #6 was that the stance of songs like “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “New Years Day” could easily lead to despair and overindulgence of anger. “Masters of War” certainly is a . . . . Continue Reading »
John Locke’s time is past , suggests Sam Gregg in The Public Discourse last week. Social contract theory has been the formative influence on American political thought, and our current debates can be broadly generalized as debates between the two poles of that tradition, with Locke on one end . . . . Continue Reading »
We took in the awe inspiring cave of Pesh-Merle today. What a moving experience to view the sacred art of our long ago ancestors.Clearly, they appreciated the grandeur of the large animals with which they interacted or hunted—mammoths, ox, bison, reindeer, horses, etc.—quested for . . . . Continue Reading »
CosmoGirl magazine was founded in 1999 in order to advance female empowerment (and, of course, sell ad space) by promoting a sexually assertive femininity that was stripped of scruple. Well, CosmoGirl folded in 2008, less than a decade after its founding, and in today’s column , David Mills . . . . Continue Reading »
Friday’s same-sex marriage vote in New York makes one thing abundantly clear: an organized minority will trump a disorganized majority. The push for gay marriage was well planned and carefully executed, while the traditional-marriage folks were, for the most part, like a team of wild horses, . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . are becoming mandatory. Compare and contrast . Tempts me to immerse myself in other studies altogether . . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the guys at the indispensable Powerline, following the lead of Big Hollywood, is saying that the new film Super 8 fits the anti-military pattern we’ve been seeing for years with liberal Hollywood. Well, I saw it at a drive-in, and it was an E-ticket all the way. Very fun, and a . . . . Continue Reading »
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