Jonathan Rowe has provided a couple of interesting discussions (one, two) regarding the founding of the United States and the problem of slavery. Even so, a couple statements seem problematic and pursuing them might be valuable as a defense:And Christianity, properly understood, is entirely . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’ve been thinking through some of the work I’ve done in the last year on Modern American Technocracy and I’d like to publicly articulate some tentative conclusions. Some of these might be more lucid than others but try to cut me some slack since it’s 4am. The central and . . . . Continue Reading »
Some of the most earnest global warming alarmists look to China as the model for radically controlling human population in order to SAVE THE PLANET! But that is to long for tyranny. Example: China is forcing thousands of people to be involuntarily sterilized for violating the “one . . . . Continue Reading »
In the latest issue of The Weekly Standard , Joseph Bottum has an essay on anti-Catholicism and the obsession over the scandals raging in Europe: The day the Antichrist is ripped from his papal throne, true religion will guide the world. Or perhaps it’s the day the last priest is gutted, and . . . . Continue Reading »
National Review Online interviews Mary Eberstad t about her new book, “New Atheism,” and the Facebook generation: LOPEZ: Does the Right not do enough of this type of writing? EBERSTADT: The Right doesn’t get nearly enough credit for the fact that the funniest writers are on the . . . . Continue Reading »
Every time I read through the Bible I notice something I had not seen before. Last year I read again the historical books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles. This time something struck me that I had not noticed in previous readings. At the beginning of I Kings 3 we read that “Solomon loved the . . . . Continue Reading »
Joe— The wind ad took me a while; it was a second or two after the ad ended before I got that he actually is the wind, and all the things he had done before were wind things. Clips of wonderful ads are a little less of a joy and surprise now that YouTube has made seeing them easy, but . . . . Continue Reading »
The BBC supplies Ten Things We have Learnt About Africa , summarizing a Pew report on sub-Saharan African religious and moral beliefs, and their material well-being as well. Religious belief was unsurprisingly high — roughly 80% believing in God in some way — though that is not an unmixed . . . . Continue Reading »
Jody : That Berlitz commercial is one my favorites too. Here are a couple of other foreign gems: The Soccer Partner Stick around until the end to understand this charming commercial. Mr. W This ad for Epuron GmbH, created by the Nordpol+Hamburg agency, won the Golden Lion for best advertising spot . . . . Continue Reading »
For a slow Friday, one of my favorite ads—a reminder from the Berlitz language schools of the dangers of not knowing English: “May Day! May Day! We are sinking!” “Vhat are you sinking about?” . . . . Continue Reading »
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