As middle age begins to bite and life’s pleasures become either more vicarious, whereby one lives through one’s children, or less impressive, as with one’s ever-diminishing speed on a long distance run, one delight that actually becomes ever more gratifying is having one’s . . . . Continue Reading »
So, in the interest of delaying real work, I’m continuing my tour of THE NEW REPUBLIC. Here’s another illuminating article. Gladwell contributes to our democratic denial of personal sovereignty by reinforcing the ridiculous idea that “the . . . . Continue Reading »
Read this incisive article. Does anyone with any sense really believe that our “deal” with Iran will do anything of consequence in slowing its progress toward acquiring nuclear weapons? Its effectual truth is to make things easier for Iran on the sanctions front and the . . . . Continue Reading »
The Long, Slow Death of the Senate Robert W. Merry, National Interest The Council and the Question of Salvation Thomas Joseph White, O.P., Catholic World Report Where Equal Is Worse? Kay Hymowitz, Family Studies “The Cave and the Light”: True, But Not True Enough Joel Gehrke, Federalist . . . . Continue Reading »
Pope Francis has issued an Apostolic Exhortation titled Evangelii Gaudium . The Pope presents the “Joy of the Gospel” in its wholeness, which has been the theme of his pontificate from the very beginning. Among many other things, including our obligations to the poor and the duty . . . . Continue Reading »
Since moving to Virginia I have experienced a divided mind although I know scripture warns against such. Growing up on the east coast of Florida, I have a strong inclination to side with the claim that the first Thanksgiving really occurred on September 8, 1565 between Pedro Menéndez de . . . . Continue Reading »
Happy Monday! Let’s get to it. “Let’s face it,” Peter Lawler says over at Postmodern Conservative : “The FILIBUSTER isn’t in the Constitution.” Meanwhile, Carl Scott still doesn’t want you to read that biography of Woodrow Wilson, no matter how tempted . . . . Continue Reading »
In “ I’m Not a Spinster Aunt, I’m a PANK ,” Allison P. Davis describes the newish phenomenon of “aunthood as a marketing opportunity.” PANK is an acronym for Professional Aunt, No Kids. Marketers see the PANK as “the next key demographic” because of her . . . . Continue Reading »
Evidently, members of the Society of St. Pius X really do think they are more Catholic than the Pope—-more Catholic than Pope Francis, more Catholic than Pope Benedict XVI, more Catholic than Pope John Paul the Great. Although I understand the efforts of the Vatican to reason with these . . . . Continue Reading »
So congratulations to Pete for taking the lead in explaining why the Democrats’ semi-abandonment of the FILIBUSTER was stupid and will probably benefit the Republicans over the long term. Randy Barnett, for one, cited Pete as the expert on this issue. Randy, like most libertarians, has . . . . Continue Reading »
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