As Big Daddy liked to say: mendacity , she-e-e-er mendacity . This is why eBay is so popular. You just can’t trust these big auction houses anymore . . . Tonsure twirl to James Taranto . . . . . Continue Reading »
The meltdown of the UK’s NHS is hitting unbelievable lows. Now, patients with conditions such as asthma and arthritis are being told, “Treat yourselves.” From the story:Instead of going to hospital or consulting a doctor, patients will beencouraged to carry out “self . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s one reason—as if people who’ve read my writings needed any more proof—that I’ll never be literary. In his interesting web article , Gerald Rusello quotes Jacques Barzun as saying, “the historian can only show, not prove; persuade, not convince.” I know . . . . Continue Reading »
InsideCatholic.com has a list of predictions for 2008 . Rick Santorum bets that global-warming fever cools, and Ray Flynn calls the November contenders: Clinton vs. McCain. My one prediction for the new year: Oliver Stone will, in fact, be kidnapped in Colombia . This act of terrorism will soon . . . . Continue Reading »
A deeply Christian town has waylaid the Antichrist and postponed the Apocalypse by ditching its area code . “In God We Trust” now has a prominent place on money no one uses . Malaysia has issued a permit allowing Christians and Muslims to share Allah . (Unclear what fees are involved.) . . . . Continue Reading »
I think that, in his recent web article , Fr. Neuhaus underestimates Professor Budziszewski’s point that written constitutions can undermine constitutionalism. Fr. Neuhaus rightly notes that this need not happen if judges interpreting the constitution take an appropriately deferential . . . . Continue Reading »
What did he know of statistical randomness and probability theories, chance mutations and genetic predispositions? He prayed. George Müller prayed. And there was a knock at the door, and there stood a stranger, as if compelled, with a bagful of food. The children would not go hungry that . . . . Continue Reading »
To all the readers of SHS, a wonderful, safe, healthy, and happy New Year. And remember, in the end we all destined to be yesterday’s news—as the above photograph I took in Rome symbolizes. (You will, no doubt, notice that there isn’t a photo. Blame Blogger: It won’t upload. . . . . Continue Reading »
The government’s federal regulations about health care are rigidly pro-privacy. That is generally to be applauded, although I have heard (perhaps Apocryphal) stories of staffers not being able to tell a spouse that their beloved is in the hospital.On the other hand, sometimes bureaucrats can . . . . Continue Reading »
The blog Instapundit notes a report of moderation at the Modern Language Association. Well, moderate moderation, anyway. In its general meeting this year, the MLA managed to turn back proposals to condemn American universities for failing to support anti-Israeli activists. More, the MLA rejected a . . . . Continue Reading »
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