Friday, August 24, 2012 Mr. Rogers as you’ve never seen him! Go ahead, sucka! Sue me! America’s exceptional vulgarity. Bulverism lives! Why do some people “get it” so quickly? “Religious Right” ≠ Evangelicals Indiana New Urbanism. Legitimized Rapes. Continue reading “Friday, August 24, 2012” →
Thursday, August 23, 2012 Whiffs of implicit politics, nothing explicit. Liberal Culture? “Diverse points of view” in spades. Shocking, irresponsible virgin marriages! Thank SCOTUS, Welfare Queens have the “right to choose.” Every religion loves it’s converts. Julia Child as you’ve never seen her! Continue reading “Thursday, August 23, 2012” →
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 How To Eat Like a Hobbit. Textual absorption. “You’re just as lousy as we are.” Another Russian free speech outrage. Don’t argue. Continue reading “Wednesday, August 22, 2012” →
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Richard Cory. The other “hard cases.” A brief refresher course on Julian Assange. The unsung hero of the global economy. Division III rules the moral roost. Democrats and Civil Liberties. It makes perfect sense, so Romney will blow it off. Continue reading “Tuesday, August 21, 2012” →
Saturday August 18, 2012 Hassidic Wisdom. A Cordial Reading of God’s Word. Is it still “a free country”? Writer’s Block? Christianity for the Unbeliever FAQ. Pussy Riot subdued – and good riddance! New Mexico gets another chance to do the right thing. Continue reading “Saturday August 18, 2012” →
Friday August 17, 2012 We don’t do hunger strikes any more. News that doesn’t stultify. The Specter of Military Defeat. Deja vu all over again, GM bailout edition. Robert George’s sour note. Abolitionist Feminism. Red Tory tax proposal. Continue reading “Friday August 17, 2012” →
Thor’s Day, 8/16/12 Porn and Parenting. Good news, bad news. Political slurs du jour. “Things we do together.” No longer twisting in the wind? Dormition one last time. Salvation isn’t a place. Continue reading “Thor’s Day, 8/16/12” →
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Plus ça change, plus c’st la même chose. Reading Old Books. And now, for a brief Jeremiad. The Police State Finds a New Billy Club. Continue reading “Wednesday, August 15, 2012” →
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 The Next Big Idea Is Small. Idolatries Left and Right. The Enamel of Our Souls. Swastika Laundry, Ballsbridge. Empty Promises and electability. Continue reading “Tuesday, August 14, 2012” →
Monday, August 13, 2012 Phase-outs in the interregnum. Ray Ewry, Second Greatest Olympian Ever. New Agey hokum at the LCWR confab. Mike Lofgren’s Ack-Bassward GOP diagnosis. Legal conundrum. Infinitely Indigestible? A Poetic plea from one time has passed by. Continue reading “Monday, August 13, 2012” →