SHS Funnies
by Wesley J. SmithThe thing is, this is what many global warming hysterics really . . . . Continue Reading »
NYT Editorial Condemns Rationing Fear Mongers—Pushes Rationing
by Wesley J. SmithWell, I couldn’t get away to Wyoming without casting a little light on a revealing NYT. On one hand, it castigates critics of Donald Berwick—for, among other things, accusing him of promoting rationing for the USA. It’s all fear mongering, don’t you know. . . . . Continue Reading »
Strangers in a Strange Land
by Jared BridgesIn addition to a “royal priesthood” and a “holy nation,” the King James Bible speaks of Christians in 1 Peter 2:9 as a “peculiar people.” Modern translations dispense with the term, but it seems that to at least one sociologist, some Bible-belt Christians . . . . Continue Reading »
New “Spengler” Essay at Asia Times: Are Muslims Less Rational Than Christians?
by David P. GoldmanRobert Reilly’s new book The Closing of the Muslim Mind rehashes the Muslim turn away from Greek philosophy with al-Ghazali, and argues that doctrinal irrationality is the source of all the problems in the Muslim world. There is of course something to this argument, and al-Ghazali’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Does Sleeping Around Make People Happier?
by Joe CarterProviding support for a point I made in my previous post , Marina Adshade finds an unsurprisingly correlation between promiscuity and unhappiness : Sex makes us happy (do I need to cite my source for that?), but how about 1970’s style love-the-one-you’re-with sex? You know the kind of sex . . . . Continue Reading »
Rejecting Industrialized Sex
by Joe CarterIn his essay on “The Pleasures of Eating” , the philosopher and farmer Wendell Berry says that after delivering a lecture on the decline of American farming and rural life, someone in the audience would invariably ask what city people can do. “Eat responsibly,” Berry would . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s a Speech to Chew On While I’m Off Getting a Little Yee-Ha! in Wyoming
by Wesley J. SmithSecondhand Smokette and I are heading to Wyoming for horseback riding, hiking, photography (always!), Scrabble (we walk on the wild side!), and general relaxation. I am taking my laptop, but I doubt the places where we are staying will have broadband. If not, I won’t post. If so, . . . . Continue Reading »
STUCK WITH VIRTUE CONFERENCE SERIES
by Peter LawlerThe really nice website (thanks to Marc Guerra and his Ave Maria crew) is up. The schedule for the first conference is still somewhat tentative. But we’re having seven great shows over a two-day period. Please email me for further details. . . . . Continue Reading »
Islam in America: Are We Ready?
by Tom GilsonWe Christians have a bad habit of not paying attention. It has hurt us in the past, and it’s about to do it again.Our big social concern in the 1990s was abortion. Another steamroller social issue was bearing down on us then, though: the homosexual attack on marriage, family, and sexual . . . . Continue Reading »
In Memoriam: Michael Been (1950-2010) of The Call
by Gene FantMichael Been, the bassist and frontman for the band “The Call,” passed away this Thursday from a heart attack. He was 60 and had been working sound for his son’s band “Black Rebel Motorcycle Club” at a pop festival in Belgium.The Call never quite got over the hump . . . . Continue Reading »
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