Who couldn’t love Carl’s spirited account of Democrats’ always uneasy and sometimes hostile relationship with the actual Constitution? Some Republicans really do love and respect the Constitution more. But I can’t forget that the most egregiously open-ended interpretation of . . . . Continue Reading »
Big Thoughts on jobless recoveries and all that. . . . . Continue Reading »
I continue to be fascinated by the Argentine reactions to the election of Cardinal Bergoglio. Jorge Fernández Díaz titled his recent column ” El papa peronista .” Juan Domingo Perón is the defining personality in modern Argentine history. He was a protean figure, hard to . . . . Continue Reading »
I consider myself a Reformed Christian of strongly confessional bent. I love Scripture and recognize it to be God’s Word, the final authority for faith and life. I love the Heidelberg Catechism with its warm, evangelical flavor as it speaks to the heart of believers of our “only comfort . . . . Continue Reading »
At the end of the day, there are three, and only three, types of Democrat Leaders when it comes to the Constitution. There are first, Open Opponents of the Constitution, second, “So-to-Speak” Supporters of the Constitution, and third, Forthright Supporters of the Constitution. By . . . . Continue Reading »
I love maps. Adore them. I grew up with those crazy folding road maps and now I refuse to download certain map apps for my smartphone because I am afraid I will disappear into such a rabbit hole that my wife and children will give up on me. As Dirty Harry once said, “A man’s got to know . . . . Continue Reading »
Once a symbol of the evil spirits that St. Patrick drove from Ireland, in recent years snakes have come to represent Ireland’s boom—- and now its bust : BALLIVOR, Ireland — Legend has it that St. Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland. The economic crisis has brought some of . . . . Continue Reading »
My family and I raced home from a volleyball tournament in Philadelphia last night in order to catch the latest episode of The Bible on the History Channel. (Unfortunately we did not make it in time and decided, cheeseheads that we are, to wait until it is replayed so we can . . . . Continue Reading »
That children should do chores might seem so obvious as to be unworthy of mention. I considered the question in a recent Boston Globe article . No suspense: I do think children should do chores. But revisiting an important book about the Reformation, of all things, strengthened that . . . . Continue Reading »
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