James Taranto at the Wall Street Journal shows how fact-checking can sometimes become thinly veiled opinion journalism . For my money, the non-partisan factcheck.org is still the best place to sort out the truth from the truthiness. . . . . Continue Reading »
In reponse to excellent questions and insights regarding my previous post, I’ve decided to offer a sequel. While Jim is certainly right that the whole of the Enlightenment can’t be reduced to its anti-religious premises, and there are surely important thinkers who don’t fit . . . . Continue Reading »
I am sure that Sarah Palin’s feelings are very hurt that the total animal rights crackpot Brigitte Bardot doesn’t like her and calls here a disgrace to women. From the story:“By denying the responsibility of man in global warming, by advocating gun rights and making statements that . . . . Continue Reading »
It appears that many intelligent people think I’m completely wrong . Still, in spite of the very sensible responses I’ve read, I’ve not yet been convinced to walk back my argument. But it seems that I should clarify it a little. I write this post from a coffee shop, and the . . . . Continue Reading »
From the lead editorial in today’s Washington Post : Character is legitimate campaign fodder—up to a point. Is there something to be learned from Mr. Obama’s association in the 1990s with William Ayers, the unrepentant domestic terrorist to whom Ms. Palin referred? It’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Speaking of Chesterton poems, “The Arena” is my favorite, and is especially appropriate for this Fall, when the “Gladiators of God” (4-1) seem to be rising again: There uprose a golden giant On the gilded house of Nero Even his far-flung flaming shadow and his image swollen . . . . Continue Reading »
The ALF wing of the animal rights movement always wants it both ways. They want to be able to coerce, intimidate, threaten, bomb, vandalize, scare children, terrorize families, trespass, and commit other acts of bullying—and they presume themselves to be walking in the shoes of Gandhi and . . . . Continue Reading »
Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Lepanto . In this battle, allied Christian nations destroyed a vastly larger Turkish fleet. This battle inspired G.K. Chesterton to write one of his best poems . Here is the rousing first stanza: White founts falling in the Courts of the sun, And the Soldan . . . . Continue Reading »
How many of us have sent an important email in the wee hours of the morning only to regret it the next day? Let’s face it: Submitting that paper or writing to that ex should have been reserved for a time when our brains were functioning properly. Enter “Mail Goggles” a new service . . . . Continue Reading »
Gloria Cipollini Endres, a friend and correspondent, has written a charming reminiscence of being part of the first class at Saint Maria Goretti High School in Philadelphia. The piece, appearing in the Philadelphia Daily News , is a wonderful glimpse of life in better times: The first principal, . . . . Continue Reading »
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