Monthly Archives: August 2018

Sundries 8/31/18

Posted on August 31, 2018 by

Bigness, shame(s), God’s boundaries, stinky school lunches and one quibble. Continue reading →

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Google bias

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

I sort of suspected something like this. My Wordpress site with free theme won’t rise high in Google — which is fine by me. Continue reading →

Posted in conservatism, Internet, liberalism, Miscellany, progressivism, Uncategorized

Note to readers

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

I have just changed the template or theme that gives this blog its visual style. Twice, actually. It may change again as I seek a theme that will preserve the fonts I use — italicizing part of a block quote … Continue reading →

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Spleen ventings (and more)

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

1 Spleen venting #1: I’m pleased that the American Bar Association, which marginalized itself over decades, will now be denied its long preeminence in advising the Senate on federal judicial nominees. I’m one of those who quit the ABA in … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion distortion factor, Economia, Evangelicalism, Journalism, Political Matters, progressivism, Protestantism, Religious freedom, Roman Catholicism, Speech & Press | Tagged

Too interesting times

Posted on August 29, 2018 by

From lighter to very heavy. (The heavy is another man’s shattered faith.) Continue reading →

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Populism and corruption

Posted on August 28, 2018 by

What Trump and the Pope have in common. Continue reading →

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Monday Potpourri, 8/27/18

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

Humanae Vitae revisited, Alan Jacobs on why Trump and Francis are going nowhere, and response to “do GMOs go to heaven?” Continue reading →

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Sunday Tidbits 8/26/18

Posted on August 26, 2018 by

1 Michael Brendan Dougherty at National Review takes seriously two kinds of critics of “liberalism”: That political liberalism makes false promises, holding out the possibility of liberty and pluralism but ultimately demanding conformism. That it’s past time to give up … Continue reading →

Posted in Integralism, liberalism, Miscellany, Prayer, progressivism, Roman Catholicism

Saturday Potpourri 8/25/18

Posted on August 25, 2018 by

2020 visions, clergy crises, grand juries, Anabaptists, “transformational” flakes and soccer. Pretty diverse, I’d say. Continue reading →

Posted in "Spiritual" (maybe Religious), Damn rackets, Political Matters, Religious freedom, Sport, Sundry flakes | 4 Comments

We always knew this would happen

Posted on August 24, 2018 by

Andrew Sullivan distills it. Continue reading →

Posted in Justice, Legalia, Political Matters