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On the Square Today

George Weigel on the weakness of tyranny : With the benefit of 30 years of hindsight, it now seems clear that the imposition of martial law in Poland in December 1981 was not an act of strength but one of weakness, by a regime so incapable of commanding the allegiance of those in whose name it . . . . Continue Reading »

Are Vitamin Users Wasting Their Money?

I take vitamins from GMC for the over 50 male.  I have for years.  Since starting on vitamins, I have noticed that I feel good generally and have experienced far fewer colds and flu type maladies.  (Then again, I take a yearly flu shot.)  Plus, I hope they make up for some of the . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links - 12.28.11

Literacy Matters—In Church Comment , Deborah Van Duinen God, Government and Roger Williams’ Big Idea Smithsonian , John M. Barry Charismatic movement growing quickly worldwide CNN , Stacey Samuel African American children in Mennonite families bridge two worlds The Philadelphia Inquirer . . . . Continue Reading »

Why Christianity is Losing America

Why is the sun setting on the West? Vishal Mangalwadi argues that is is due to one factor: the brand Christianity. In November 2011, I visited two classes at a Christian university in North America. I asked both: “How many of you would still believe Christianity if you found out tomorrow that . . . . Continue Reading »

Ghost Protocol and Ron Paul

Apparently there is a Ghost Protocol. When the *stuff* hits the fan the entire array of intelligence, military, covert ops finds itself without any satellite or computer back up. Needless to say, under Ghost Protocol one’s team cannot rely on other covert operators to come to the rescue. . . . . Continue Reading »

Obamacare: Another Dem Bites the Dust

Obamacare has cost another Democratic legislator his seat in Congress—at least in part.  The latest to fall for ignoring the will of the people by passing Obamacare is Senator Ben “Cornhusker Kickback” Nelson of Nebraska.  His popularity took a big hit when his . . . . Continue Reading »

Doing Violence to Statistical Comparisons

If you want an article length rebuttal to Steven Pinker’s “decline of violence” thesis, you can’t do better than David Bentley Hart’s recent takedown in the latest issue of First Things . But if you only want an paragraph length rebuttal, you can’t do better than . . . . Continue Reading »

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